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Black Elder

Sambucus nigra
Caprifoliaceae

Growth Habit

Shrub - Clonal

Description

Plants are vigorous, producing long shoots from soil level one growing season and bearing fruit the next. These are removed after bearing and replaced by the current year's growth. This makes the plant easy to prune and manage as a bush. Large fruit clusters with good flavor ripen in August each year. Berries have very high anthocyanin content.

Source of plant

Nourse Farms

USDA Hardiness Zone

5