Sambucus Canadensis 1 Gal

American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis

These beautiful ornamental and fruiting shrubs feature big clusters of creamy- white flowers and large crops of large, purplish-black berries. Berries make delicious pies, jelly, and wine; the flowers are dried for tea. Easy to grow native shrubs with renowned medicinal & culinary properties. These rugged plants are ideal for stream bank stabilization, steep slopes, and other difficult areas.

Plant two for pollination. 

🐦Elderberries have high wildlife value - they are larval host plants for butterflies and moths, they attract beneficial insects to the garden, support our native bumble bees. Many birds benefit from Elderberries: they devour the insects, feed the caterpillars to their young, and love the extremely nutritious berries!

Hardy to zones 4-8. Cold hardy to -30F.
6-10’T x 6-8’ W