Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Medik.
Deciduous shrub with elliptical leaves, to 8cm long, corymbs of whiotish flowers followed by red fruits hanging from the bush. There are a number of garden varieties. It has brilliant autumn foliage. To 2.5m. [RHSD, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Britain in 1700. [JD]. ‘From all that can be learned from American authors, as well as from copious specimens I have received from various Botanists of that country, it does not appear that there is more than one species of the Adenorachis section of Pyrus, and that varying with red and black fruit. In the absence of the fruit, it seems impossible to distinguish these varieties; the tomentum which clothes the young leaves particularly being more or less deciduous; so that both states may be seen with glabrous or woolly foliage. Dr. Lindley’s Pyrus floribunda is surely only the black-fruited kind, retaining the down on the foliage, and thus, as he observes, partaking of the character assigned to both respectively.’ [BM t.3668/1838 as Pyrus arbutifolia].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [T.679/1843].
Notes
Published Feb 05, 2010 - 02:58 PM | Last updated Feb 05, 2010 - 03:04 PM
Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Medik. | BM t.3668/1838 | BHL
| Family | Rosaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | North America |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Chokeberry |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Mespilus Pensylvanica |
| Confidence level | medium |
