Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Nero Aronia Berry Bareroot

Species: Aronia melanocarpa

History: Nero was created in Russia by plant breeder Ivan Michurin in either the late 1800s or early 1900s. Likely selected for its large fruit and sweeter flavour, Nero is still used commercially in Russia to this day. 

Why We Grow It: Nero produces ample clusters of dark berries that are somewhat sweeter and less astringent than other aronia varieties, making it more favourable for fresh eating. Like other aronia berries, it is ideal for baking, cooking, jellies, etc. The plant itself is tough and cold hardy.

$29.00

Size:

3 low in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, baking, cooking, jams, jellies, sauce, juice

Fruit Size: Large

Storage: Keep about a week in the fridge

Harvest: August, but fruit will hang onto plant for several months and will sweeten over time

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3

Soil Preferance: Adaptable to most soils except for shallow chalk or very boggy conditions

Flowering Time:

Pollination Requirements: Self-pollinating, this variety will produce fruit without a different Aronia variety but will produce more and better fruit if one is present

Sun/Shade Requirements: Partial shade to full sun (approx. 6-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Shrub reaches 2m tall, productive.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

Aronia berries are divided into the following grades:
• 1 year plant - 15-40cm
• 2 year plant - 30-60cm
• 3 year plant - 50-80cm

There is some overlap in size since we are also taking the age of the plants into account. Some older plants may not have put on quite as much vegetative growth but will have larger root systems.

All of these heights exclude the roots since seedlings and some berries will often have a lot of root growth but relatively little vegetative growth (ex. our Shagbark Hickories seedlings are often 5-15cm above the soil but will have roots that reach 20cm+ in length).

Not all of our berries and seedlings will be available in all of these grades since growth rate can vary significantly across species and even varieties. While we remain competitive in our plant size, it's also worth noting we don't use synthetic chemicals to push vegetative growth, therefore you may find conventional nursery stock larger in some instances comparatively.

Why plant small? It's best to transplant when a plant is young so it can establish its roots before it has a lot of vegetative growth. This is much less stressful on it and bareroot plants tend to catch up and even surpass larger potted ones planted at the same time, after a few years.

Orders that are cancelled last minute due to size (being "too small"), will still incur the applicable cancellation fees if the plants are true to our grading standards as per the agreement of sale when the order was placed.

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