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Golden American Elderberry

Sambucus

Elderberry

Throughout the world, Elders have long been considered powerful trees and shrubs. Sicilians thought the branches killed serpents and drove away robbers; Serbs believed the branches brought good luck at weddings; the English carried knotted twigs in their pockets to ward off rheumatism. We invite you to plant Elders to provide quick shade, wind protection, or an easy screen for unwanted views.

These wild-looking deciduous shrubs grow quickly and offer a beautiful accent near water. With pinnate leaves, white to pink flat flower clusters that measure up to 10 in. wide, and small, dark fruit, most of the twenty species of the genus like good, moist soil.

Indigenous to eastern North America, this attractive, multistemmed bushy shrub has many merits: foot-long, golden yellow foliage, myriad lemon-scented white panicles and small, bird-friendly cherry-red fruit. The showy summer display of large, luminous flat-headed blooms set against lambent, pinnately compound leaves, emphasizing 9 lance-shaped, deciduous leaflets, affords a glowing spectacle. Adored by butterflies plus a tasty ingredient in pies, jellies and wine, ‘Aurea’s robust suckering habit can be featured as a mixed border specimen, massed in naturalized areas, utilized as an informal hedge or planted near water. Good drainage, humus-rich soil, moderate moisture and regular pruning maintain a stylish rounded shape.

Blooms June–July

Size: 8' 0" high x 6' 0" wide.

Zone 3/4.

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