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Red Berried Elder Seed

Sambucus racemosa

£5.00 inc. VAT

Red Berried Elder is a large shrub with leaves made up of 5 to 7, toothed leaflets. It bears yellowish white flowers in flat heads in spring which give rise to dense heads of ripening scarlet red berries in summer. This species is often used as a cover plant for game. The flowers attract butterflies and although the fruit is poisonous when raw, it can be eaten when cooked. It can be used as a large informal barrier or hedge.

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Description

Sambucus racemosa

Common name: Red Berried Elder.

Native: Europe,  West Asia and North America.

Provenance: UK

Size and spread (10 years): 3m x 2m

Treatment required: Deeply dormant requires 39 weeks stratification treatment.

Seeds / kg:   c. 392,800;   85% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Most soils but especially damp areas.

Planting instructions: Tolerates exposed sites but not salt-laden winds

Mature height: 3m x 3m

pic courtesy of Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Size

Seed pack (approx 1250 seeds)
Genus

Sambucus
Family

Adoxaceae
Flowering Month

April
Colour

white
Hardiness

Hardy
Life Cycle

shrub
Evergreen

deciduous
Interest

flowers
Wildlife

yes
Requires

part shade, sun

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