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COMMON ELDERBERRY (Sambucus canadensis)
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Common Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
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The following is taken from the Texas Native Plants Database
Elderberry is a common shrub inhabiting damp soils near streams, swamps and other low places in Eastern and Central North America from Texas and Florida to Nova Scotia and Manitoba. This many-stemmed suckering shrub forms large, dense colonies, or may be a 30 foot tree under the right conditions. It has large, pinnately compound leaves with bright green, smooth and lustrous leaflets. The lower leaflet surface is paler and more or less pubescent. In Texas its large (to 10 inches across) conspicuous creamy white flowers bloom from May to July. There are many varieties which are grown for their showy flowers, attractive fruit and variable leaves. It has been in cultivation since 1761. The fruit and flowers are used to make pies, wines, candies, beverages, jellies and toiletries. There have also been extensive but questionable medicinal uses of leaves, bark, flowers and fruit. Dried leaves have been used as an insecticide. Drains for tapping sugar maples were made from its hollowed out stems, as were childrens' toys: whistles, flutes and pop guns. Elderberry is a food source for 45 species of birds and white tail deer. It is also sometimes consumed by livestock.
Plant Habit or Use: medium shrub
large shrub
small tree
medium tree
Exposure: partial sun
shade
Flower Color: white
Blooming Period: spring
Fruit Characteristics: purple or black drupe
Height: 10 feet, rarely 30 feet
Width: 8 to 20 feet
Plant Character: deciduous
Heat Tolerance: high
Water Requirements:
Soil Requirements: adaptable
GOOD TILTH PRACTICES FOR ALL PLANTS, HERBS AND PRODUCE
All plants are chemical-free, grown in compost, mixed with compost, worm castings, rock dust and EM1, mycorrhizal inoculations and other indigenous microorganisms. Compost and foliage sprays are applied plants are irrigated with rain and city water. When city water is used to irrigate it is filtered through a point-of-contact hose.
$10,00 for 5" Pot
The following is taken from the Texas Native Plants Database
Elderberry is a common shrub inhabiting damp soils near streams, swamps and other low places in Eastern and Central North America from Texas and Florida to Nova Scotia and Manitoba. This many-stemmed suckering shrub forms large, dense colonies, or may be a 30 foot tree under the right conditions. It has large, pinnately compound leaves with bright green, smooth and lustrous leaflets. The lower leaflet surface is paler and more or less pubescent. In Texas its large (to 10 inches across) conspicuous creamy white flowers bloom from May to July. There are many varieties which are grown for their showy flowers, attractive fruit and variable leaves. It has been in cultivation since 1761. The fruit and flowers are used to make pies, wines, candies, beverages, jellies and toiletries. There have also been extensive but questionable medicinal uses of leaves, bark, flowers and fruit. Dried leaves have been used as an insecticide. Drains for tapping sugar maples were made from its hollowed out stems, as were childrens' toys: whistles, flutes and pop guns. Elderberry is a food source for 45 species of birds and white tail deer. It is also sometimes consumed by livestock.
Plant Habit or Use: medium shrub
large shrub
small tree
medium tree
Exposure: partial sun
shade
Flower Color: white
Blooming Period: spring
Fruit Characteristics: purple or black drupe
Height: 10 feet, rarely 30 feet
Width: 8 to 20 feet
Plant Character: deciduous
Heat Tolerance: high
Water Requirements:
Soil Requirements: adaptable
GOOD TILTH PRACTICES FOR ALL PLANTS, HERBS AND PRODUCE
All plants are chemical-free, grown in compost, mixed with compost, worm castings, rock dust and EM1, mycorrhizal inoculations and other indigenous microorganisms. Compost and foliage sprays are applied plants are irrigated with rain and city water. When city water is used to irrigate it is filtered through a point-of-contact hose.