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common elder [2] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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common elder [2]

Sambucus nigra

Low MaintenanceFragrant

Genus: Sambucus
Family: Viburnaceae
Common Names: acte, arn tree, black elder, black elderberry, boon tree, boor tree, bore tree, bour tree, bur tree, elderberry, European elder, European elderberry, pipe tree

About this plant

S. nigra is bushy large shrub or small tree to 6m, with pinnate leaves turning pale yellow in autumn, flat sprays of fragrant cream flowers in early summer followed by small black berries

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Easy to grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soils and also thrives on extremely chalky sites

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Will tolerate hard pruning to restrict the size

Propagation

Propagate by softwood or hardwood cuttings

Pests

Can get blackfly and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

May be subject to verticillium wilt

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesFlower Borders

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years