Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

McKenzie Aronia Berry Bareroot

Species: Aronia melanocarpa

History: McKenzie was created by the USDA who, in 1976, planted several seedlings of the variety to evaluate its performance. It was named 'McKenzie' in honour of its first planting site in North Dakota, possibly named after McKenzie County specifically. The variety was officially released in 2008.

Why We Grow It: McKenzie boasts vigorous growth and good production, reliably producing firm blue-black fruit that is tart with an earthy taste. The berry clusters are easy to pick and have a wide range of uses!

    $29.00

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    Fruit Traits:

    Recommended Use: Baking, cooking, jams, jellies, sauce, juice

    Fruit Size:

    Storage: Keep about a week in the fridge

    Harvest: August

    Tree Traits:

    Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

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

    Flowering Time: Middle

    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 1.5-3m tall, vigorous with a round and upright growth habit, hardy, produces good crops. No notable diseases. Harvest August, but fruit sweetens if left on the bush longer.

    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.

    Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

    McKenzie Aronia Berry

    McKenzie Aronia Berry Bareroot

    $29.00

    $29.00

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