Aronia arbutifolia

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Read about Aronia arbutifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Aronia arbutifolia, Spach (Sorbus arbutifolia. Heynh. Pyrus arbutifolia, Linn. f. A. arbutifolia. Ell. A. pyrifolia, Pers. Mespilus arbulifolia var. erythrocarpa, Michx.). Red Chokeberry. Upright shrub, 6-10 ft. high: Lvs. short-petioled, oval to oblong or obovate, acute or abruptly acuminate, crenately serrate, glabrous above except some glands on the midrib, whitish or grayish green and tomentose or pubescent beneath, 1½-3 in. long: corymbs tomentose, few- to many-fld., 1-1½ in. broad: fls. white or tinged red, ⅓-½ in. across: fr. sub- globose or pear-shaped, bright or dull red, about ¼ in. across. April. May. N. Y. to Minn., to Fla. and La. B.M. 3668. G.F. 3:417. G.W. 5, p. 245.


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