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Product Description
- Dark purple fruits high in vitamin C
- Huge flower heads in the spring
- Deer tend to avoid
Huge flower heads-up to 12" across-produce high yields of small, sweet, dark purple fruit in the late-summer months. To get the best flavor, let the fruit ripen on the shrub before picking. When harvesting, prune off the entire fruit cluster and then strip the berries into a large bowl or bucket. Berries do not keep well at room temperature so be sure to keep refrigerated-and process them as soon as possible. This is a great variety for making wine and jam. An excellent source of vitamin C, too! Attractive, deer-resistant plant is upright and rounded, and can easily be pruned as a shrub or tree. Bears fruit in 2-3 years. Grows 5-8' tall with an equal spread. Choose a full-sun to part-shade site with consistently moist soil. Tolerant of most soil types. Two varieties needed for pollination and you can mix and match any of our elderberries for your garden. Zones 4-8.
Visual Details
- Zone
4-9
- Light
Partial Shade
- Height
60 - 96
- Spacing
5 - 8 feet
- Yield
High yields.
- Growth Rate
Moderate growth rate.
2025 Spring Shipping Schedule
All Other Perennials & Potted PlantsZones | Shipping Dates | Last Order Date |
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3A - 5A | 4/28/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
5B | 4/7/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
6A | 3/24/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
6B | 3/10/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
7A | 2/24/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
7B - 8A | 2/17/25 - 5/9/25 | 5/5/25 |
8B - 9A | 2/10/25 - 5/9/25 | 5/5/25 |
9B - 10B | 2/3/25 - 5/9/25 | 5/5/25 |
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Product Snapshot
- Zone
4-9
- Light
Partial Shade
- Height
60 - 96
- Spacing
5 - 8 feet
- Yield
High yields.
- Growth Rate
Moderate growth rate.
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Shipping Information
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.
Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.
2025 Spring Shipping Schedule
All Other Perennials & Potted Plants
Zones Shipping Dates Last Order Date 3A - 5A 4/28/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 5B 4/7/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 6A 3/24/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 6B 3/10/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 7A 2/24/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 7B - 8A 2/17/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25 8B - 9A 2/10/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25 9B - 10B 2/3/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25 Shipping Information
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.
Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.
Shipping Information
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.
The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.
Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.
2025 Spring Shipping Schedule
All Other Perennials & Potted PlantsZones | Shipping Dates | Last Order Date |
---|---|---|
3A - 5A | 4/28/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
5B | 4/7/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
6A | 3/24/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
6B | 3/10/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
7A | 2/24/25 - 5/30/25 | 5/26/25 |
7B - 8A | 2/17/25 - 5/9/25 | 5/5/25 |
8B - 9A | 2/10/25 - 5/9/25 | 5/5/25 |
9B - 10B | 2/3/25 - 5/9/25 | 5/5/25 |
Shipping Information
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.
The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.
Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.
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