Elderberry

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Intensely flavored fruit with a rich aroma. Bountiful harvest ripens in August. Extremely hardy, tall shrub grows to 12-14 ft. No spraying required—both varieties are practically pest free. Plant two varieties for improved pollination, extended harvest period and top yields. York—Quickest to bear, often in its second year. Ripens late August. Nova—Great for pies, jelly and wine. Ripens two weeks before York. Potted plants. Zones 3-9.

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Zones: 3 - 9 (-30° F.) Height: 12-14' Spacing: 6-8' Sun/Shade: full sun/part shade Pollinator: Partially self fruitful, pollinate with York

Comments: Super cold hardy. High vitamin C content. Nova ripens evenly and a bit earlier than York during August. The elderberry has been used for myriad medicinal purposes for millennia. The berries and flowers are used in home-made wines. Dried elderberries and their blossoms are used in tea, which reputedly helps to reduce fever and improve digestion. The fruit is high in vitamin C. The flower-tops possess a mild floral flavor and are often used in pancakes, or dipped in batter & fried. The Joy of Cooking recommends combining the fruit with rhubarb in cooking (it also recommends cooking the flowers with gooseberries). The American goldfinch, brown thrasher, gray catbird, northern mockingbird, and yellow warbler nest in elderberries (Ortho: 32-33). The berries are eaten by the pileated woodpecker, mockingbird, gray catbird, brown thrasher, American robin, bluebird, thrush, cedar waxwing, northern and orchard orioles, tanager, black-headed and evening grosbeaks. Butterflies visit elderberry flowers for the nectar. Shipping: View Shipping Schedule Elderberry Ships In Both Spring And Fall Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

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Elderberry - Nova
69454	- 1 plant per offer.
Price:	Each - $19.99
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Elderberry - York
69453	- 1 plant per offer.
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Intensely flavored fruit with a rich aroma. Bountiful harvest ripens in August. Extremely hardy, tall shrub grows to 12-14 ft. No spraying required—both varieties are practically pest free. Plant two varieties for improved pollination, extended harvest period and top yields. York—Quickest to bear, often in its second year. Ripens late August. Nova—Great for pies, jelly and wine. Ripens two weeks before York. Potted plants. Zones 3-9.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.