Photinia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FAC Soil: pH 5.0-6.5
Form/Color Deciduous, slow grower to 6' tall, flowers Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
white in April-May, black fruit in July- Tolerance:
October.
Urban Tolerant of soil compaction, performs
Tolerance: well in the right of way.
Habitat: Swamps, wet woods.
Ecosystem Wildlife value moderate, host to some
Services: butterfly larvae, birds eat fruit,
pollinated by native bees and
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding and drought. European honeybees.
Ornamental White showy flowers in spring, fleshy
Value: black fruit in summer and fall. Compatibility: Slow colonization rate.
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Not attacked by many insects,
infected by quince rust, powdery
Shade Moderately tolerant of shade. mildew, leaf spot fungi.
Tolerance:
Photinia pyrifolia Red Chokeberry
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW Soil: pH 5.0-6.5
Form/Color Deciduous, upright, multi-stemmed Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
shrub, white flowers in spring, bright red Tolerance:
to reddish-purple in fall, red fruits, to 6-10'
tall, 3-5' wide. Urban Tolerant of soil compaction, performs
Tolerance: well in the right of way.
Habitat: Swamps, wet woods, salt marsh edges,
back dune swales.
Ecosystem Wildlife value moderate, fruit eaten by
Services: birds, twigs eaten by deer and rabbits,
seeds eaten by mice, host to some
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding, moderately tolerant of butterfly larvae. Host of rare precious
drought. underwing (Cataoola pretiosa) moth.
Ornamental Delicate white flowers in spring, red fall
Value: colors, glossy red fruits. Compatibility: Can form suckering colony.
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Susceptible to Japanese beetles and
leaf spots. Fruit persists in winter.
Shade Moderately tolerant of shade.
Tolerance: