Elderberry

Description

Fast hedgerow, flowers for cordials, berries for syrups and wine—a medicinal and culinary workhorse that fills space quickly and feeds pollinators.
Fruit & use: Creamy umbels in late spring; purple-black berries late summer. Always cook the ripe berries; incredible for syrups, gummies, jellies, and fermentations.
Growing conditions

• Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade

• Water: Medium

• Soil: Moist, fertile; thrives with mulch and compost

• pH: Neutral

• Size / Spacing: 8–12′ H × 6–10′ W; space 6–10′

• Pollination: Two different varieties = better yield

• Harvest window: Late summer

• Notes: Cut back oldest canes to renew; tolerant of wet feet