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Buy Now: Add Native Black Elderberry Shrubs to Your Garden!
Product Overview:Elevate your garden with Greenwood Nursery’s Native Black Elderberry Shrubs, available now at your trusted Online Nursery! Perfect for USDA zones 3 to 8, this native shrub delights with lemon-scented white flowers in June, followed by rich purple fruit in late summer. Caution: Use only ripe, cooked elderberries, as unripe or raw fruits are considered poisonous.
Key Features:

Native Excellence: Sambucus canadensis thrives in zones 3–8.

Seasonal Highlights: Enjoy fragrant white blooms in summer and a bountiful fruit harvest in late August to September.

Wildlife Haven: Attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other wildlife.

Versatile Landscaping: Perfect for borders, screens, stream beds, or damp areas.

Growing Elderberry:

Light Needs: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil Preferences: Prefers moist, organic-rich soil. Supplement with aged compost as needed.

Plant Spacing: Space shrubs 6–10 feet apart.

Elderberry Plant Care:

Pruning Guidelines: Remove root suckers unless creating a thicket. Trim branches older than three years in late winter or early spring.

Fertilizing Tip: Apply a thick layer of aged compost in early spring.

Harvesting and Uses:

Abundant Yield: Mature shrubs produce 12–15 pounds of fruit annually.

Culinary & Medicinal Uses: Perfect for making jams, teas, wines, juice, and remedies for colds or respiratory issues (use ripe, cooked berries only).

Shipping Information:

Available Sizes: Quart Size Pot, Bare Root (1 plant per order).

Shipping Restrictions: Not available for shipment to OR, CA, or AZ.

Order Now to Transform Your Garden with Greenwood NurseryAdd Native Black Elderberry Shrubs to your garden for stunning blooms, nutritious fruits, and a natural wildlife attraction. Shop today at Greenwood Nursery’s Online Plants Nursery for top-quality shrubs and expert gardening advice.
Brand:Green Wood NurserySKU:ELD BLA BR-1Tags:Light Requirement: Full Sun, Light Requirement: Partial, Mature Height: 10 - 15ft, Planting Zone:3, Planting Zone:4, Planting Zone:5, Planting Zone:6, Planting Zone:7, Planting Zone:8Size Of Plants:Black Elderberry - Quart Pot - 1 Plant, American Black Elderberry - Bare Root Plant - 1 Plant