Fall harvest.
Henriette's herbal blog: This year's fruit'n'berry season was weird.
Aronia x prunifolia (Marshall) Rehd.
Engl.: purple chokeberry.
Deu.: Purpurne Apfelbeere, Pflaumenblättrige Apfelbeere.
Fran.: arone noire.
Sven.: slånaronia.
Suom.: koristearonia.
Bot. syn.: Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. x melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell., Aronia atropurpurea Britt., Aronia floribunda (Lindl.) Spach, Crataegus prunifolia (Marsh.) Baumg., Mespilus prunifolia Marsh., Photinia floribunda (Lindl.) Roberts. & Phipps, Pyrus floribunda Lindl.
Henriette's herbal blog: This year's fruit'n'berry season was weird.
Henriette's herbal blog. They're quite tasty, once they're made into juice.
Branch loaded with ripe berries. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-09-09.
Branches in berry. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-09-09.
Branch with ripe berries. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-09-09.
Leaf and berrycluster. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-09-17.
Branches in berry. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-09-17.
'Aron'. Branch in berry. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-09-17.
'Viking'. Branch in berry. (as A. mitschurinii 'Viking') Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-09-17.
'Viking'. Berry cluster. (as A. melanocarpa 'Viking') Turku bot.g., Ruissalo, Finland. Planted. 2004-08-26.
'Viking'. Branches in berry. (as A. melanocarpa 'Viking') Turku bot.g., Ruissalo, Finland. Planted. 2004-08-26.
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