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Elderberry, Blue (Sambucus caerulea) potted shrub, organic
$21.00
Please note: These are small potted shrubs, second year from seed. They are vigorous and healthy! They will need to be up-potted to a gallon pot on receipt and grown on until roots fill the pot, then transplanted to the landscape. Blue Elderberry is drought-tolerant once established but will need regular watering in the first season to become established.
Family: Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae)
Hardy to Zones 5 to 7
(Blue Elderberry, Blue Elder) Deciduous shrub to small tree native to Western US. Wild form. A pretty tree, tough in the landscape, bedecked in season by lush flowers and then dangling clusters of blue berries, characteristically dusted with white wax. Elderberry berries are rich in anthocyanins, bioflavonoids, vitamins and antioxidants. Plant prefers shade to sun. Elderberries are heavy nitrogen feeders and will do well under N-fixing trees such as alders, or may be given compost in the domestic garden, which really stimulates production of stem, leaf, flower and fruit. Space trees 15 feet apart.
Potted shrub, certified organically grown
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Question
Ashey –
I’d love to grow an Elderberry in my new garden. I am in Los Angeles, soil is loamy with mid range ph. Please advise.
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Richo Cech –
hi ashley, if you’re not in a big hurry, try the Mexican Elderberry from seeds. That ecotype would work best for you in LA. richo
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Cheryl McCaslin –
Which elderberry plant will do good in California?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Cheryl,
Blue elderberry does well in CA, but really wants some elevation.
Richo
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Nicole –
I am in Southern California in growing zone 8b. Would this survive if we put in in a shady spot with good irrigation?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Nicole, Yes, it likes moist feet and plenty of nitrogen. I just got some correspondence on this plant from somebody who has it growing vigorously in a Zone 9. You’re good!
Richo
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Laura –
Would this be OK under a holly? I’m in Portland OR.
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Richo Cech –
Hi Laura, I do think holly and elderberry grow well together. richo
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Cynthia Harvey –
Richard,
Do you need more than one plant for it to produce the elderberry? Also, how big and wide do they get? Thank you ?
Cynthia
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Richo Cech –
Hi Cynthia,
The blue elderberry is self-fertile but does better outcrossing with other trees of similar but not the same parentage. Therefore growing from seeds is very helpful. This might not correspond exactly with the monograph, but my bootstraps estimate is that the tree grows 15 feet tall and easily as wide, more or less.
Richo
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jackalvic –
Can this be grown in TN, 7b?
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Richo Cech –
Yes, these would be a good choice. richo
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