Around 30 years ago a wonderful matriarch in my church brought a pie for one of the socials. She took care of a number of elderberry bushes at home. It was a special pie; I had never heard of ...

American elder (Sambucus canadensis) is native to the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. It can be grown as a small tree or a large shrub, ranging from 5 to 12 feet. A profusion of flat-topped clusters of ...

In 2013, the International Herb Association selected the elderberry as its “Herb of the Year.” Elderberry (genus Sambuca) can be found in nature across most of the globe and has been used by humans ...

Elderberry is a fairly common plant in Frederick County, found in stream bottoms and lowland areas that are moderately wet but not swampy. There are nearly 50 species of elderberry, or elder, found ...

Along roads in Rowan County the embankments, thickets, marshes and byways are dotted with large, white blooms of elderberry shrubs. Elderberry is a native, deciduous shrub with showy spectacular ...

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We are Magali & Stefan. We live with nature on a Zone 5b-6a piece of land we have the honour of caring for here in Canada. We grow our food & restore native biodiversity to the land. Using nature as ...