Why Plant Brilliant Red Chokeberry?
Be sure to wear sunglasses when planting Brilliant Red Chokeberry, as the extravagant fall foliage will blaze as bright as a fire! An underused ornamental shrub, Brilliant Red is ready to earn its keep as a perfect shrub for fall color and usefulness in the kitchen. Although bitter to eat fresh of the plant, Chokeberries are not just ornamental and attractive to birds; you can use these tart treats to make homemade jam and jellies as you can sweeten them up and enjoy on your morning bagel! The main attraction with Brilliant Red is the striking red of the foliage come fall - plant en masse to bring excitement to the landscape. Brilliant Red Chokeberry will also flower in the spring, as the dainty white blooms will pop against the dark green spring foliage.
Brilliant Red Chokeberry is a cultivar of the native Red Chokeberry that produces more lustrous foliage and larger, more abundant fruit. This cultivar is more compact than the species, but grows in all the same conditions as its parent.
How to use Brilliant Red Chokeberry in the landscape?
This shrub is most commonly used for the color it will add to your landscape through three seasons of the year. White flowers adorn the shrub in spring, attracting butterflies and bees. Abundant clusters of red berries follow in late summer and continue to cling to the branches through fall and winter, providing food for birds and wildlife. In fall, the glossy green leaves turn a vibrant red, often the brightest in the neighborhood!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-9
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
