"Viking' is the most commonly planted cultivar for fruit production, then 'Nero' is the second. This cultivar of an eastern North American species was selected in Europe for use as an orchard plant. (The Black Chokeberry from eastern North America has escaped cultivation in Europe and has naturalized there.) The specimen I planted in a house foundation bears the fruit heavily so it can bend down the branches. The fruit tastes a little better than the regular Black Chokeberry shrubs, being a little less tart. I like them raw or especially in pancakes. A number of companies sell jams, jellies, and juices from the berries, and they are used more in Europe than America. Even common fruit juice blends often have a little of this juice in them if one reads the label. Viking also blooms and fruits a little earlier than most other Black Chokeberries.

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