blue elderberry
Common name: blue elderberry
Botanical name: (Sambucus cerulea)
Light: full sun
Height: 6 – 13 feet
Water: moderate to high
Soil type: firm sandy loam to clay soils
Deciduous shrub with tall, hollow stems; white flowers in June; blue berries in fall – best harvested after frost – make delicious jelly and wine; does well in higher elevations
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