Description

Sambucus nigra (canadensis), Common elderberry 18″ Live stake for Erosion Control

An order minimum of 100 of this size/species is required.

For Shipping, Install and additional info please see “Native Species Live Stake FAQ’s“

Native Live Stakes are cut and shipped while dormant, late fall to early spring.
Stakes are cut with one end angled for ease of planting.

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Botanic Name (s): Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis, 18″ Live stake

Common Name(s): Common elderberry, American elder, American black elderberry

Mature height :6-12′

Mature spread:6-12′

Flower Color/ Bloom Time : White / May

Fruit: Red berry / June-July

Fall Color:Yellow green

Sun Exposure: Full Shade

moisture: Dry Average Moist

Ph:6.1-8.5

Type:

Sambucus nigra Live Stakes, Common Elderberry

Native Habitat: Rich woods, dry rocky woods, along creeks, rock crevices, sheltered coves, ravines

Notes: Important summer wildlife food, one of earliest blooming shrubs, fragrant

High Wildlife Value: Beneficial Insects Butterflies Hummingbirds SongbirdsSmall Mammals

UPL- Almost never occur in wetlands

Native To Mountain Regions

Threatened / Endangered: Connecticut

Sambucus nigra Live Stakes, Elderberry, Native Shrub

Attractive Flowers:
Average – Dry soil:
Average to moist soil:
Average well drained soil:
Beneficial Insects:
Butterflies:

FAC- Occur in wetlands and non-wetlands:
Fragrant:
Full – Part Sun (6+ hours of sun):
Game Birds:
High Wildlife Value:
Loamy  mostly silt, sand, some clay:
Soil:
Native to Coastal Regions:
Native To Mountain Regions:
Native to Piedmont Regions:
Occasionally wet soil (non tidal):
Organic soil- high level of decayed leaves, bark:
Part Sun – Part Shade :
Pollinator support:
Sandy soil, coarse texture:
Shrub:
Small Mammals:
Songbirds:
Waterfowl:
Wet soil (Tidal):
Full Sun:

Sambucus nigra (canadensis), Common elderberry 18″ Live stake for Erosion Control

An order minimum of 100 of this size/species is required.

For Shipping, Install and additional info please see “Native Species Live Stake FAQ’s“

Native Live Stakes are cut and shipped while dormant, late fall to early spring.
Stakes are cut with one end angled for ease of planting.

See all available Live Stakes