| Description | This section has information and images of Scarlett Elderberry growing in natural sites. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun to shaded |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist soils in moist woods, fields rocky woods and ravines |
| Flowers | small creamy white flowers |
| Fruit | berry-like drupes, food for many forms of wildlife, toxic to humans unless cooked |
| Leaves | green, opposite and pinnately compound with 5-7 serrated leaflets, usually glossy above and downy below |
| Dimensions | 12-25 feet by 12-25 feet (HS) |
| Propagation | seeds,cuttings |
| Native Site | Canada and North America |
| Misc Facts | Sambucus is derived from the Greek word "sambuca" a string instrument was supposedly made from the wood of the elder. Pubens means downy. Early Native Americans used: the straight stems for arrows, hollowed stems for spouts to gather maple sap or bore holes and made them into flutes. (aka Sambucus pubens) |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this shrub many times in natural sites. Seems to be found mostly in areas that get good sun with some shade. I am assuming the sites are moist? |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) , #75-Encyclopedia of Nuts, Berries and Seeds (John Heinerman), #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz) |
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