Sambucus nigra canadensis ~ Common Elderberry-ServeScape
Sambucus nigra canadensis ~ Common Elderberry-ServeScape
Sambucus nigra canadensis ~ Common Elderberry-ServeScape
Sambucus nigra canadensis ~ Common Elderberry-ServeScape
Sambucus nigra canadensis ~ Common Elderberry-ServeScape

Common Elderberry, American Elderberry

Sambucus nigra canadensis


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Common Elderberry is a native sprawling deciduous shrub with tiny lemon scented summer flowers and edible berries.  The finely serrated foliage has a mild yellow color in fall.  Flat top clusters of the star shaped flowers begin in late spring through summer.  The purple-black drupes begin in late summer to fall.  Grows best in moist, humusy well-drained soils.

Type: 

Shrub

Origins:

Eastern N. America; GA Native

Height: 

5’ - 12'

Spread: 

5' - 12'

Spacing: 

10'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun

Bloom Color: 

White

Season of Interest: 

SpringSummerFall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: High Maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases.  Some susceptibility to canker, powdery mildew, leaf spot, borers, spider mites and aphids.  Old wood may be damaged in high winds  or heavy snow.  Prune root suckers to avoid colonizing unless allowing naturalization.  Prune in late winter to rejuvenate habit as needed.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Group Plantings or Specimen Tree, Naturalized AreasWildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, and  Shade Tree

COMPANION PLANTS: Ornamental Onion, LoosestrifeFlowering Dogwood

IMAGES: Famartin2021-06-03 10 04 52 American black elderberry flowers along Stone Heather Drive in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, VirginiaCC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by F. D. RichardsSambucus canadensis () 2019 photo, (3) CephasSambucus canadensis UL 01CC BY-SA 4.0, (4)  R. A. NonenmacherSambucus nigra ssp canadensis SCA-04392CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Rison ThumboorAmerican elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)1CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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