Elderberry Tree

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The Elderberry Tree is a deciduous shrub native to North America, Venezuela, and Brazil. It grows in disturbed areas, streams, marshes, and forests. The leaves are sharply serrated and bright green. In the fall, the shrub loses its leaves and exposes its pale-gray to reddish stems for the winter months.  The flowers in the summertime produce clusters of densely packed white flowers. They are enticing to pollinators, making this shrub an ideal plant to add to a pollinator garden.

Elderberry Plant Details

Family: Adoxaceae

Hardiness Zones: 3–9

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Water Needs: Moderate to high

Height: 6 - 12 ft

Spread: 6 - 10 ft

Growth Rate: Fast

Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer

Flower Color: Creamy white

Fruit: Small, glossy, dark purple to black berries

Wildlife Value: Flowers attract bees and butterflies

The flowers of the Elderberry Plant are lemon-scented and come forth profusely in the summer months. The flowers are quite tiny; however, they are delightfully beautiful on closer inspection. The star-shaped flowers produce five bright white petals and have prominent stamens that are soft yellow in color.

Once pollinated, purply-black drupes are formed. The fruit is edible, commonly used to make jams, and added to pancakes and pies. The flowers and fruit can even be used to make elderberry wine. This shrub is a versatile plant in the garden. It can be planted to form a hedge in a woodland, or a showy addition to a stream or pond bank. Due to its prolific flowering and fruit production, it is a magnet for wildlife, particularly birds.

Landscape Uses for Elderberry

Plant this shrub in full sun or partial shade. Its best flowering will be achieved in full sun locations. This shrub prefers moist, rich, slightly acidic soils but can tolerate different soil conditions. While it is quite resilient, it can be susceptible to canker and powdery mildew.

Due to its growth habits, it can be a weedy plant and is best planted away from an area that you desire to remain manicured. If suckers are not removed, this plant will spread and form thickets of dense stems.

Key Features

Prolific flowering, edible fruit, attracts pollinators and wildlife. Add this showy and useful edible shrub to your gardenscape and enjoy beautiful flowers and delicious fruit year after year. Shop for the Elderberry Plant online at TN Nursery. For 68 years, we have served the landscaping industry and homeowners with specimen plants