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The fruit is a small pome, with an astringent flavor. Aronia has been thought to be closely related to Photinia, and has been included in that genus in some classifications, [9] but botanist Cornelis Kalkman observed that a combined genus should be under the older name Aronia. [10] The combined genus contains about 65 species. [11]
The fruit is a small purple pome 5–15 mm (3 ⁄ 16 – 19 ⁄ 32 in) in diameter, ripening in early summer. [5] [3] It has a waxy bloom. Saskatoon species can be relatively difficult to distinguish. [7]
× Sorbaronia fallax has historically seen extensive cultivation in the former Soviet Union [6] as its large fruits are suitable for juice, wine, and jam-making, and because they are self-fertile, requiring only one plant to produce fruit. [5] Like Aronia species, the fruit is used as a flavoring or colorant for beverages or yogurts. [5]
By contrast, the spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) does not infest the fruit of the snowy mespilus. [15] A. ovalis can be infested by various species of rust fungi (e.g. Gymnosporangium amelanchieris), and consequently serves as a host plant. Leaves, shoots, flowers and fruits can be affected.
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The fruit is a small pome, 4–12 mm across, bright red and berry-like, produced large quantities, maturing in the fall and often persisting well into the winter. The fruit are consumed by birds, including thrushes, waxwings and starlings; the seeds are dispersed in their droppings.
Crataegus aronia Bosc non Decne. Crataegus azarolus is a species of hawthorn known by the common names azarole , azerole (from Arabic : الزُّعرُورَة , romanized : az-zu'rūra ) and Mediterranean medlar .
Aronia melanocarpa, called the black chokeberry, is a species of shrubs in the rose family native to eastern North America, ranging from Canada to the central United States, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, south as far as Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia. [1] This plant has been introduced and is cultivated in Europe.