| Description | A large golden colored European Red Elder. One of the more sun resistant yellow foliage Elderberry. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | The bright foliage color is best in bright shade. Full sun may scorch the leaves and in deep shade foliage color may be lost. |
| Moisture | average to moist, tolerates drier soils once established |
| Soil & Site | average, moist well drained |
| Flowers | conical racemes of white flowers |
| Fruit | bright red fruit |
| Leaves | open bright yellow with a coppery highlight, matures to golden yellow, changes to chartreuse during the summer, compound leaves have finely cut leaflets |
| Dimensions | 8-10 feet by 8-10 feet |
| Maintenance | size can be restrained by pruning |
| Native Site | Species plant native to Eastern Europe and Western Asia. |
| Misc Facts | Sambucus is derived from the Greek word "sambuca" a string instrument was suppose to have been made from the wood of the elder. Racemosa from the Latin "racemus" stalk like a cluster of grapes or with racemes. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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