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Trees and shrubs
Blue elderberry
Sambucus cerulea
In stockNative to the USRestorationRiparianErosion controlWildlifeLandscape
Blue elderberry is a deciduous shrub that reaches about 23 feet at maturity, with a rapid growth rate. To about 24 feet in height. In the wild it grows in cool, moist, open places up to 10,000 ft.
Water
Low
Light
Sun, Part shade
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
23 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Shrub
- Mature size
- To about 24 feet in height.
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Water needs
- Low; high drought tolerance once established; medium tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Moist
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -38°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Bloom
- White · Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Grows in
- Cool, moist, open places up to 10,000 ft.
- Native range
- CA Sierras & Coast Ranges to s. B.C., e. to Alt. & NM.
Wildlife and uses
Birds, bears, deer, elk and moose feed on the berries.
Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
Pruning improves form.
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Erosion control, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
