Buy Sambucus caerulea

This 6-12' western native shrub/tree is beautiful all season long, but spectacular when covered with its large, flat clusters of creamy-white flowers and again when those flowers become huge, dusty-blue fruit clusters, the fruit are delicious made into pies, jam, wine or cordials and also much loved by the birds if you do not harvest them for yourself. (note- do not consume elderberry fruits out of hand as they can cause severe stomach upset when eaten raw.) S-PSh/M

Useful as a small tree or large shrub, Elderberries thrive on dry sites and are quite heat and drought tolerant. In mid-summer large clusters of flowers appear at the end of the new growth and quickly form large bunches of berries with a light blue skin. Plants establish quickly and can actually be cut to the ground each winter and still produce large numbers of berries the following summer.



Shipping Information
Normally most plants we ship are well rooted but Elderberry are prone to root circling and root stunting so we prune roots heavily before shipping. Plants will have a well developed root trunk structure but few fibrous roots. Elderberry plants grow quickly and will develop heavy root structures by late spring and produce lots of top growth in their first year after being root pruned.

We have found that root pruned plants outperform non-pruned plants significantly, even though the roots on pruned plants can look kind of scary. As always, if you have any issues getting your plants to grow let us know and we'll be happy to help.

A deciduous shrub to small tree that grows to 15 feet tall. The attractive light green foliage and large clusters of fragrant creamy white flowers appearing abundantly in spring and early summer. Edible fruits attract birds towards the end of summer. Its berries are also, excellent in jelly, pie or for making elderberry wine. While this tree is deciduous it comes out into leaf very early in the spring and drops its leaves late in the fall, so that it is only bare for a short time. Pruning keeps the tree attractive. Native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond. Berries are food source for many species of birds. Both S. mexicana and S. racemosa are obligate hosts of the federally threatened valley elderberry longhorn beetle, which is endemic to the Central Valley of California The Ohlone people used the berries for food, and a decoction of the leaves as a purgative and to treat new colds. A decoction of dried flowers were taken by the Kashaya Pomo people to break a fever. The hollowed out stems were also fashioned into whistles. Found in canyons, limited to moist areas near creeks and drainages. Communitites located in Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland Between 0 and 10000 feet .

Large mounding shrub to small tree, growing 15-30' tall with an equal spread. Foliage is celery green and divided into toothed leaflets. Large clusters of small, creamy-yellow to white flowers occur in spring and summer, followed by clusters of blue-purple berries in the fall. Berries attract a wide range of birds and are used in jellies, pies, and for making wine. Hardy to below 0 °F. California.

Deciduous, shrub or small tree, blooms spring-summer, blue berries Zone 4-9. 3'-15', PNW, part shade-sun, moist, well drained

This large native upright shrub has large upright cymes of white flowers in summer followed by large clusters of sky blue berries attractive to birds and edible to humans who can cook. Zone 5.