Scientific Name Sambucus canadensis Common Name American elderberry	Native Trees, Vines, and Shrubs Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 3-9
	Habit: Deciduous
	Exposure: Sun; moist soil but tolerates dry sites
	Height: 8 to 12'
	Flower/Fruit: Flat cluster of creamy white flower in summer; edible purplish black fruit
	Comments: Attracts birds and butterflies; can be pruned back severely every few years to keep in bounds; loose habit; coarse compound leaves; yellow fall foliage; spreads by suckers
	Cultivars: Rubra (red fruit); Aurea (red fruit; yellow foliage)
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