Sambucus nigra (canadensis), Common elderberry 12" Live stake
- Item #: S30 12LS
- 12" Live stake:
- Attractive Flowers:
- Average - Dry soil:
- Average to moist soil:
- Average well drained soil:
- Beneficial Insects:
- Butterflies:
- Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture:
- Dry-Moist Soil:
- FAC- Occur in wetlands and non-wetlands:
- Fragrant:
- Full - Part Sun (6+ hours of sun):
- Game Birds:
- High Wildlife Value:
- Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay:
- Moist Soil:
- Native to Coastal Regions:
- Native To Mountain Regions:
- Native to Piedmont Regions:
- Occasionally wet soil (non tidal):
- Organic soil- high level of decayed leaves, bark:
- Part Sun - Part Shade :
- Pollinator support:
- Sandy soil, coarse texture:
- Shrub:
- Small Mammals:
- Songbirds:
- Waterfowl:
- Wet soil (Tidal):
- Full Sun:
An order minimum of 50 of this size/species is required. We regret that quantities less than 50 will not be honored, accepted or processed.
Botanic Name (s): Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis, 12" Live stake
Common Name(s): Common elderberry, American elder, American black elderberry
Mature height :6-12'
Mature spread:6-12'
Flower Color/ Bloom Time : White / May
Fruit: Red berry / June-July
Fall Color:Yellow green
Sun Exposure: Full Shade
Soil moisture: Dry Average Moist
Soil Ph:6.1-8.5
Soil Type:
Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay
Native Habitat: Rich woods, dry rocky woods, along creeks, rock crevices, sheltered coves, ravines
Notes: Important summer wildlife food, one of earliest blooming shrubs, fragrant
High Wildlife Value: Beneficial Insects Butterflies Hummingbirds SongbirdsSmall Mammals
UPL- Almost never occur in wetlands
Native To Mountain Regions
Threatened / Endangered: Connecticut
Native Shrub
