Evaluation location: Iowa, United States
In 2009 and 2010, Aronia accessions were established at the USDA-ARS North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS), Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Seedlings were started by germinating seeds and then cultivating them in the greenhouse until seedlings were approximately 15-30 cm in height. They were then transplanted by hand in 2009 and 2010 by hand to a field at the NCRPIS farm (42 degrees 00' 40"N, 93 degrees 39' 33"W). Seedlings were grouped by accession in a single row. Plants were spaced 45-cm apart within rows and 550-cm apart between rows in a randomized block design. Observations were taken in 2014.