Sambucus nigra - bare root - 60-90 cm
Gewone vlier
Product information "Sambucus nigra - bare root - 60-90 cm"
The common elder bears large strongly fragrant white flower corymbs during its flowering period in May and June. These can be used to flavor desserts or drinks
CULTIVATION TIPS:
The common elder prefers a spot in sun or semi-shade. It does well in any well-drained soil. During flowering it produces many small white flowers. In autumn you can pick the black berries. The elder is hardy
USE:
You can use the blossoms in desserts or drinks. But you can also wrap them in a tempura dough batter, and fry them crispy in the fryer.
PROBLEMS AND DISEASES:
In poor growing conditions, elder may suffer from wood rot or mildew.
Product specifications
Application / use plant: | Tree level/tree wreath |
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Bloom Month: | May, June |
Bloom color: | White |
Branches / bark: | Unknown - n/a |
Dutch plant name: | Gewone vlier |
English plant name: | Black Elder, Bourtree, Common Elder, Elder, Elderberry, European Elder |
Flower color - details: | White |
French plant name: | Sureau noir |
Frost hardiness - details: | Very good (-29 till -23°c), usda zone 5 |
Frost resistance: | Extrême winter hardiness |
Fruit: | Berry-shaped, Black |
Fruit - details: | Black, edible |
Full grown plant height: | 300-400 cm |
German plant name: | Holunder, Schwarzer, Schwarzer Holunder |
Growth habit : | Unknown - n/a |
Humidity/Soil: | Moist soil |
Humidity/Soil - details: | Normal, wet |
Latin plant family: | Adoxaceae |
Leaf / Foliage: | Green |
Leaf / foliage - details: | Deciduous |
Location: | Dark shade, Shadow |
Location - details: | Shade, half shade, sun |
Minimum growing height (in cm): | 300 |
Plant characteristic: | Aromatic, Edible (fruit, leaf, flower), Toxic, Indigenous, Attracts birds, Fruit-bearing |
Plant family: | Muskwort family |
Pruning period: | March, July |
Winter foliage: | Losing leaf |
maximal growth height (in cm): | 400 |
type of crop: | Shrub |
type of soil: | Clay soil (calcareous), Normal soil, Peaty soil (acidic) |
type of soil / ground - details: | Normal |