Black chokeberry is a highly variable, small to medium sized shrub of wet meadows, shorelines and mountain outcrops. Preference is for full to part sun and moist to dry, thin soil. It is however readily adaptable to most gardens. This seed-grown strain from a high mountain outcrop is much shorter and more heavily rhizomatous than other forms. Seems to grow 3-4 feet tall. Roots will sucker to form a shrubby thicket. White flowers mid-spring (April-May) are followed by black, semi-edible, fruits that can persist into the winter. Fall foliage is a mix of red and orange and is very brilliant. Zone 3-8. VA ecotype.