Latin: Sambucus canadensis
Other common names: American elder, sweet elderberry, blackberry elder
Mature Height: 12 ft
Soil / Climate: Prefers moist, fertile soils.
Notes: Oblong to oval leaves that turn greenish-yellow in the fall. White, fragarant flowers. Berries are small, purple-black color, and have a pleasant taste. The juice is often used for making wines and jellies. Two year old shoots will produce fruit, which persists into early fall.
Wildlife: Fruit is eaten by turkey, pheasant, woodpeckers, and many others.
Cold Stream Farm supplies Black Elderberry shrubs which are grown as bare root seedlings and transplants and sold both wholesale and retail with no minimum order.
