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Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry)

Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry)

Type: Native Tree/Shrub

Height: 5-12' tall; 5-12' wide

Sun: Full sun to partial shade

Flowers: White

Water: moist to wet well-drained soils

 

Diciduous shrub prefers moist soils. Tiny, lemon-scented flowers appear in custers 10" across in early summer and create black elderberries in late summer that can make jams, pie fillings, and feed wildlife. Tolerates clay.

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    Fredlyfish4 [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

     

    H. Zell [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

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