We offer you a real classic – the Aronia Nero Superberry. This variety is specially selected for fruit growing. The chokeberry is a real eye-catcher with its emerging leaves, the first buds and the fine white blossom in May and the colorful foliage in autumn. Its fruits are ripe in August / September. Dark purple, plump and firm, they are ideal for further processing. They are slightly larger compared to the berries of the other aronia varieties and are particularly tasty and aromatic.
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Whether in the garden, as a potted plant on the balcony or terrace, aronia bushes grow excellently in our northern European climes. They cope very well with warm summers and bitterly cold winters. “As the plant produces secondary plant substances for its own protection, it is robust against pests and fungi as well as frost-resistant down to minus 35 degrees Celsius,” explains Jörg Holzmüller, owner and managing director of Aronia ORIGINAL Naturprodukte GmbH.
In spring, the gardener is rewarded with full, white blossoms and in late summer, from around August, the aronia bush rewards with a rich harvest of juicy aronia berries. These can then be processed into numerous delicacies: Whether juice, jam, sauces or cakes, there are no limits to creativity and when it comes from your own garden, it tastes twice as good. The tart and tangy aronia berries also taste wonderful when eaten straight from the bush. In autumn, the fiery red leaves of the bush are a beautiful eye-catcher.
Even though the aronia plant is one of the less demanding berry plants, it does enjoy a sunny location. This allows more fructose to be formed in the berries. As far as soil quality is concerned, the plant is also very adaptable: Apart from pure sandy and clay soils, the chokeberry does well almost everywhere. When planting, just make sure that the soil is frost-free and not too moist. Incidentally, the chokeberry is a self-fertilizing plant and bears fruit from the fourth year onwards. These are usually ripe for harvesting from the end of August.
| Location | Sunshine |
| Ground | Mixed soils of sand and clay |
| Planting time | March to May or September to December |
| Preparation | Loosen the soil and remove weeds. If necessary, work in organic fertilizer (horn meal, compost or manure). Bare-root chokeberry: Cut fresh root tips, shorten shoots to 2/3 of their height. Leave the central shoot longer as the leading shoot. Potted plant: Water thoroughly |
| Fertilization | Organic fertilizer (horn meal, compost or manure). |
| Care & harvest | Rejuvenation: remove individual shoots. Pruning: (1st and 2nd year of growth) remove crossing and protruding shoots. Vigorous pruning leads to strong shoots. The chokeberry is a self-fertile plant and bears fruit from the 2nd year onwards. Ripe berries can be harvested from the end of August/beginning of September. |
If you would like to find out more about growing, caring for and the many uses of the aronia plant, visit our blog category Aronia plants. There you will find lots of tips and interesting information about this versatile plant.
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