Black Chokeberry (Aronia Melanocarpa) 20+ seeds | UK Hardy

Please find for sale 20+ seeds for Aronia Melanocarpa, better known as Black Chokeberry - an attractive and easy to grow shrub whose berries have almost the highest level of antioxidants of any berry as well as being increasing used for their anti-anxiety properties. In fact I am growing this plant myself and cant wait for my first crop.

This fruit is very popular and in Eastern Europe - only a matter of time before it is in British gardens and the berry extracts are in pricey food supplements!

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This plant is extremely hardy and resistant and will thrive in most places with reasonable soils and dappled share from under trees. These are easy plants to grow and can provide year-round interest in your garden - their autumn colour is particularly attractive. Flowers bloom in July and August and seeds ripen from October to December. Berries are best when fully ripe and should be picked after they have been through a few frosts.Aronia berries are high in pectin and can help jams made with low-pectin fruits to set properly. While very tart, they can be delicious in combination with other more commonly used fruits and grow well alongside them.

For optimal germination rates, Chokeberry seeds benefit from cold stratification. Stratification is a process of simulating natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur (if a seed germinates in the middle of winter it will die). In the wild, seed dormancy is usually overcome by the seed spending time in the ground through a winter period and having its hard seed coat softened up by frost and weathering action. This cold, moist period triggers the seed's embryo; its growth and subsequent expansion eventually break through the softened seed coat in its search for sun and nutrients

Chokeberry Seed Cold Stratification - simple steps:

Soak seeks for 24 hours in a glass of cold water

Drain off waterPlace seeds on a slightly damp piece of kitchen towel in a freezer bag or similar

Loosely fasten & mark bagPlace in bottom fridge for 40 days or cold shed/outbuilding

Sow individually 3cm apart on a clean tray of moist compost

Sieve a thin layer of compost over the topCover with a plastic lid or cling film/plastic bag with a couple of small holes in

Keep in a light place eg windows sill. Ideal temperature 15-20c.

Keep out of strong sunlight.

Keep moistOnce the first seedlings appear, remove cover

Pot on to individual pots once they have more than one set of leaves.T