Red-Berried Elder; Red Elderberry - Sambucus racemosa (pubens) | Pots ready spring & fall

Common name: Red-Berried Elder; Red Elderberry

Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa (pubens)

Category: Native Shrub, Common

Sample mature size: 6 m tall, 5 m wide; 20 ft tall, 16.5 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun

Water: Average

Soil: Loam, Sand

Blooms: White in April, May

Natural habitats: Open-upland

Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers 🦋, Bees/wasps 🐝, Beneficial insects 🐞, Rodents 🐿️, Deer/moose 🦌, Hummingbirds 🌺, Songbirds 🐦, Grassland birds 🦉, Omnivores 🦝

Points of interest: - Fruit is poisonous if eaten raw - Needs rich soils to grow healthy - Seeds can lay dormant for years before sprouting - Found on river banks, swamps and bogs. Used for erosion control - Birds, raccoons and mice feed on the fruit, while deer and rabbits eat the bark in the winter months - Pollinators, birds and hummingbirds are attracted to the flower and nectar