General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 12 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Golden-yellow
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small, fleshy bright red drupes
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Yellowish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Yellow-Leaved American Elderberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sambucus canadensis
  • Synonym: Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis

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Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-09
Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-08
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-08
Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-08
Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-08

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