Common name: Common Elderberry
Scientific name: Sambucus canadensis
Category: Native Shrub, Common
Sample mature size: 4.5 m tall, 4.5 m wide; 15 ft tall, 15 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Medium-wet
Soil: Loam
Blooms: White in June
Natural habitats: Open-upland
Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers π¦, Deer/moose π¦, Bees/wasps π
Points of interest: - Needs very fertile, moist soil
- Edible fruit for both humans, birds and animals
- Birds can become a pest to this shrub is grown in a domestic location