The blue elderberry is a much wilder beast, considered harder to grow from the get-go and then delivering inconsistent harvests from plant to plant. It’s also unclear whether blue elderberry, which ...

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 ...

Blue elderberry grows extensively throughout Butte County, favoring streamside locations. For example, in Chico it can easily be found along Big and Little Chico Creeks and Lindo channel.

The European elderberry is native to Europe and is more tolerant of drier soils. The blue elderberry is native to the western ...

By Emmy Ulmschneider Master Gardener It is spring and my elder or elderberry tree, ... Harvest the fruit throughout the summer, when the berries have ripened from light blue to blue- black.