General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Fermented
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Flies

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Guincho Purple'
  • 'Purpurea'

Common names
  • Elderberry
  • Black Elder
  • European Elder
  • Bourtree

Photo Gallery
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-05-31
Location: Private collection
Location: Private collection
Date: 2017-06-05
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
Location: Private collection
Date: 2019-02-16

Date: 2020-07-03

photo credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

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