McKenzie Chokeberry
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
McKenzie Chokeberry highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Brand
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Fall Color
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pollinator Required
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring
Growing Zones 3-8
Darling little flower clusters and shiny leaves, the McKenzie Chokeberry Bush (Aronia melanocarpa 'McKenzie') is a darling ornamental fruiting shrub with great fall color and the easy-going nature that you'd expect from a native cultivar! Fragrant, healthy and wildlife-friendly, these shrubs have it all!
McKenzie features spring clusters of darling pink buds that open to lovely pinkish-tinged white 5-petaled flowers! These attract loads of pollinators and beneficial insects to pollinate the blooms! Flowering in May to June, the berries soon arrive in August or September. Forming clusters of near-black berries that soon get picked up by flocks of songbirds and wildlife unless you get to them first!
A robust growing seedling selection grows quickly into an excellent landscape shrub with flowers, highly desirable fruit, and fall color making this fruiting shrub highly desirable as an edible landscaping shrub! Aronia Chokeberry Bushes can grow to an upright clump of 7-10 feet tall and 5-6 feet wide. The glossy foliage turns into a lovely mixture of orange, red, purple and mahogany hues!
Planting and Application:
McKenzie is an upright selection that becomes an excellent addition to shelterbelts and windbreaks, screening, and creating large informal hedges! Use groupings or rows for wildlife and birds, or as ornamental privacy that double as edible landscaping bushes!
Chokeberry Bushes are considered superfruits and used in the edible landscape for the high concentrations of anthocyanins and antioxidant properties! Back your kitchen garden, vegetable garden or herb garden with these fruiting shrubs! A single self-pollinating specimen anchors a corner of the garden or looks wonderful along your foundation. Often used in commercial plantings, however, these incredible 3-season interest shrubs are the gift that keeps on giving!
- Cheerful Pinkish-White Blossoms
- Glossy Foliage & Incredible Fall Color
- Tall, Upright Informal Shape
- Edible Berries & Pollinator & Wildlife Appeal
- Hedges, Groupings, Mixed Borders & Edible Landscaping
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 3 through 8 and are highly adaptable to the type of soil or climate. Aronia Bushes do best in full sun but can tolerate partial shade in hotter climates, but you may see fewer flowers and fruit. Plant Aronia in well-drained rich soil that is moderate to moist. Prune to remove suckers and perform renewal pruning after flowering. These shrubs appreciate mulch in hotter climates or drier conditions.
- Full Sun
- Well-Drained Moist Soils
- Prune & Renewal Prune After Flowering
- Mulch Shrubs Well
- Seldomly Damaged by Deer
McKenzie Chokeberry Bushes are fantastic 3-season shrubs with pinkish white flowers, great foliage, fall color and edible berries for you and your wildlife! Order your superfruits today at NatureHills.com!
