Sambucus nigra - pot 20L - 175-200 cm
Gewone vlier
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Product information "Sambucus nigra - pot 20L - 175-200 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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