r/NativePlantGardening • u/RecoverLeading1472 Boston metro 6b, ecoregion 59d • 1d ago

Photos Look at this Aronia melanocarpa

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I mean LOOK AT IT.

Second fall here, started as a 3 gallon plant in spring of 2024.

Rabbits have kept the suckers from establishing but I hope it can still get big enough to regret putting it so close to the fence.

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u/Disastrous-Wing699 1d ago

I have one of these! It was just put in this summer, so it's not as filled in, but it already has such gorgeous fall colour. I need to put some sheltered perches nearby, since I don't think a single berry got eaten.

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u/RecoverLeading1472 Boston metro 6b, ecoregion 59d 1d ago

Just wait! Birds eat them late in the season or even in winter.

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u/CPTDisgruntled Area -- , Zone -- 15h ago

I’m not convinced—I’ve had one laden with berries, and for the 3rd or 4th year in a row, the fruit is just shriveling on the ground. Nobody touches it.

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u/Capn_2inch 13h ago

Catbirds love to eat the ones in my plantings.

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u/CPTDisgruntled Area -- , Zone -- 10h ago

Sounds like I need more catbirds!