Cultivation: Plant blue elderberry in full sun or partial shade. It prefers well-draining soil, but will grow in clay too, as long as the soil is not waterlogged for prolonged periods.

Two kinds of elderberry grow in Marin County. Red elderberry, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa, and blue elderberry, Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea, commonly grow along creeks or streams. This upright… ...

Gardeners looking for a drought-tolerant and highly disease-resistant native shrub might consider adding the blue elderberry (Sambucus cerulean also known as Sambucus Mexicana) to their landscape.

It’s also unclear whether blue elderberry, which may have different flavors and nutrient loads than the black, can so easily slip into the existing marketplace. If these farmers do solve the ...

To start an elderberry hedge, put out young plants in the early spring, placing them 6 to 10 feet apart. Elderberries will grow in a wide range of pH and fertility.

Elderberry bushes prefer a soil pH of between 5.5 and 6.5. If your soil is too alkaline or too acidic, you may need to amend ...

By Emmy Ulmschneider. Master Gardener. It is spring and my elder or elderberry tree, Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea is in full bloom. These beautiful white blooms bring back memories from before I ...

Elderberry refers to several varieties of the Sambucus tree, which has clusters of white flowers and black or blue-black berries. The most common type is Sambucus nigra , also known as European ...

It is spring, and my elder or elderberry tree, Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea, is in full bloom. These beautiful white blooms bring back memories from before I lived in Texas. Growing up, elders were ...

The biggest drawback in growing elderberry shrubs is their size. Depending on the variety and growing conditions, elderberries can reach a height of 6 to 10 feet and width of 6 to 12 feet.

Gardeners looking for a drought-tolerant and highly disease-resistant native shrub might consider adding the blue elderberry (Sambucus cerulean also known as Sambucus Mexicana) to their landscape.