Sambucus pubens

White flowers in a mounded cluster
Red berries in clusters, June to July, will attract birds
Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
Mostly vertical with weak stems
Colonizing thickets
Bloom Time: May

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
White, Yellow

HEIGHT:
250-300 cm

SPREAD:
200-250 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

A vigorous growing shrub that will tolerate many soil and light conditions. Suckering freely, it is excellent for re-naturalization. Its fruit is edible only if cooked. Uncooked berries may induce illness.

Additional Notes about Scarlet Elderberry:

Native to Ontario

Historically, Sambucus racemosa was commonly known as European red elder and Sambucus pubens also known as S. racemosa var. pubens was known as American red elder. Many authorities have now grouped both of these red elders together under the name of Sambucus racemosa.