Botanical Name: Aronia melanocarpa 'Elata'
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8
Height: 5-8'
Spread: 6-10'
Sun Exposure: Full Sun/Partial Sun
Characteristics: More vigorous cultivar that has longer leaves, larger flowers and larger fruit than the other cultivars, showy white flowers, glossy black berries, and fantastic red purple fall color give this plant year-round interest, berries are typically eaten off by birds from fall to winter, berries are edible to humans but are very astringent.