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Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trees and shrubs

Red elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

In stockNative to the USRestorationRiparianWildlifeLandscape

Red elderberry is a tree. Up to about 20 feet tall. In the wild it grows in woodland,Savanna,Wet Meadow/Prairie/Field,Riparian.

  • Light

    Sun, Part shade, Shade

SizeEachQuantity
1 gal$5.70Retail $9.99
2 gal$9.80
5 gal$21.00

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Growing guide

Growth habit
Tree
Mature size
Up to about 20 feet tall.
Soil moisture
Moist, Wet
Light
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Bloom
White · May, Jun
Grows in
Woodland,Savanna,Wet Meadow/Prairie/Field,Riparian

Wildlife and uses

Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds Value to Beneficial Insects Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees Supports Conservation Biological Control This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation . Find Seed or Plants Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network. View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network. National Wetland Indicator Status

Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Wildlife, Landscape

Sources

Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.

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