>>2755868>Don't berries take up a ton of space?Depends how many you grow, if you don't have much space veggie garden will benefit you more than fruiting stuff.
But those are understory shrubs so you can plant them under fruit trees or in other shaded places, all my aronias are planted in shade of large trees and doing well.
Main advantage of aronia is how maintenance free it is, it doesn't have any pests or diseases here, no problem with heavy sandy clay soil like mine, doesn't grow very fast or large so little pruning.
>How big do these get?Aronia bushes are pretty compact, this large shrub here is 17 years old iirc and it's about 1.5 meter tall and wide, they don't get bigger than that even in full sunlight and they have pretty sparse foliage.
Don't let the number of berries fool you, they fruit a lot but I ate most of them already.
