Sambucus pubens - American Red Elder

Sambucus pubens

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Michael Dirr Sambucus pubens

Michael Dirr

Sambucus pubens

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Common Names:
American Red Elder
Scarlet Elder

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Origin:
	Newfoundland to Alaska, south to Georgia and Colorado

Sun/Water Requirements:

Requires full sun.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:
	Zone 4 to Zone 6 Dirr says: "appears to like a coolor climate for best performance: have observed many times in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near the summit of Clingman's Dome."

Growth:
	Range: Grows from 15' to 30'. Dirr says: "Grows 12 to 25' high with a similar spread."

Flowers:
	Color(s): White Season(s): Early Summer Dirr says: "Actually quite respectable in flower. Yellowish white in May, borne in a 5" long panicle."

Foliage:
	Deciduous Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.

Fruit:
	Color: Red Season(s): Summer Dirr says: "red or scarlet drupe, ripening in late June into July; quite effective"

Landscape Value:
	Can be used as a grouping plant. Dirr says: "Handsome plant in fruit and certainly worth leaving if native."

Other:

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Sambucus pubens is hardy in these areas:

Allegan, MI	Allentown, PA	Almond, WI
Alsip, IL	Athens, MI	Augusta, MI
Bangor, MI	Battle Creek, MI	Bronxville, NY
Canton, MI	Carol Stream, IL	Casco, MI
Channahon, IL	Chicago Heights, IL	Chicago Ridge, IL
Chicago, IL	Cicero, IL	Cleveland, OH
Coal City, IL	Columbus, MI	Conneaut, OH
Crete, IL	Detroit, MI	Dewitt, MI
Dimondale, MI	Dolton, IL	Dorset, OH
Eagle, MI	East Claridon, OH	East Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MI	East Texas, PA	Eastchester, NY
Easton, PA	Eaton Rapids, MI	Ecorse, MI
Edmore, MI	Elkins Park, PA	Elmwood Park, IL
Elyria, OH	Emmaus, PA	Evergreen Park, IL
Ferndale, MI	Grand Rapids, MI	Grosse Pointe, MI
Hamtramck, MI	Harper Woods, MI	Harrison Township, MI
Hastings On hudson, NY	Heath, OH	Highland Park, MI
Homewood, IL	Jeffersonville, IN	Joliet, IL
Kalamazoo, MI	Kinsman, IL	Laconia, IN
Lakewood, OH	Landisburg, PA	Lanesville, IN
Lansing, IL	Lawn, PA	Leavenworth, IN
Lebanon, PA	Lemont, IL	Lemoyne, PA
Lewistown, PA	Lexington, IN	Lincolnshire, IL
Little York, IN	Littleton, CO	Liverpool, PA
Loysville, PA	Lykens, PA	Macomb, MI
Marysville, MI	Mcalisterville, PA	Memphis, MI
Mentor, OH	Middlefield, OH	Montville, OH
Morgantown, WV	Mount Clemens, MI	Mount Vernon, OH
Mundelein, IL	New Albany, OH	New Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MI	New York, NY	Newark, OH
Newbury, OH	North Chicago, IL	North Kingsville, OH
North Ridgeville, OH	North Street, MI	Northbrook, IL
Northfield, OH	Oak Park, MI	Oshkosh, WI
Palatine, IL

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