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Michael Dirr
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| Sambucus canadensis |
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Origin:
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Nova Scotia and Manitoba to Florida and Texas
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Requires full sun.
Dry to wet conditions.
Dirr says: "Likes damp soils although will tolerate dry soils."
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 3 to Zone 9
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.
Dirr says: "5 to 12', quite variable in size, varies significantly with habitat. Stoloniferous, multi-stemmed shrub, often broad and rounded with branches spreading and arching."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): White
Season(s):
Summer
Dirr says: "usually quite profuse and covering the entire plant. white to yellow-white due to stamens, June - July, borne in flat-topped cymes."
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
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Fruit:
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Color:
Purple, Black
Season(s):
Early Fall
Dirr says: "plant multiple clones for best fruit set, August - September, rather pretty in late summer and certainly sustenance for birds."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "Difficult to utilize in home landscapes because of its unkempt habit; potential near wet areas, naturalizing effect, roadshide plantings; foliage forms (cultivars) are rather handsome. Suckers profusely and requires constant attention if it is to be kept in presentable decent condition. When the foliage is coppiced (cut back) it proved effective in the border. This approach is common in Europe particularly with the golden, purple, and cut leaf forms."
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Sambucus canadensis is hardy in these areas:| Alameda, CA | Alamo, CA | Alsip, IL | | American Canyon, CA | Angwin, CA | Antioch, CA | | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | Bronx, NY | | Brooklyn, NY | Brownsville, TX | Canton, MI | | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | College Point, NY | | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | Danville, CA | | Detroit, MI | Dorset, OH | East Claridon, OH | | East Elmhurst, NY | Ecorse, MI | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Essex, CA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Fawnskin, CA | Ferndale, MI | | Florence, SC | Flushing, NY | Fontana, CA | | Forest Falls, CA | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Hunt Valley, MD | | Jackson Heights, NY | Leasburg, NC | Lexington, NC | | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | Little Neck, NY | | Ludlow, CA | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | | Maspeth, NY | Memphis, MI | Mercedes, TX | | Middle Village, NY | Mission, TX | Modesto, CA | | Moreno Valley, CA | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | | New Baltimore, MI | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | | Newport News, VA | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Olmito, TX | Penitas, TX | | Pharr, TX | Phelan, CA | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Pinon Hills, CA | Port Isabel, TX | | Progreso, TX | Redlands, CA | Rego Park, NY | | Rialto, CA | Ridgewood, NY | Rimforest, CA | | Riverdale, IL | Saratoga, CA | Soquel, CA | | Sparrows Point, MD | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | | Temperance, MI | Temple City, CA | Towson, MD | | Trenton, MI | Tres Pinos, CA | Upland, CA | | Virginia Beach, VA | Walnut, CA | Watsonville, CA | | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | Whitestone, NY | | Whitmore Lake, MI |
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