Elderberry

Butternut Tree

About Elderberry and Butternut Tree

Elderberry

Butternut Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Tree

Origin

Australia, South America

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Juglans cinerea

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Yellow, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Squirrels

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Gastric, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

Dysentry, Intestinal irritations, Small pox, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Sap, Seeds

Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Herbicide

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

JUGLANS cinerea

Common Name

Elderberry

Butternut

In Hindi

Elderberry

Butternut Tree

In German

Holunderbeere

Butternut Baum

In French

Sureau

noyer cendré

In Spanish

Saúco

árbol de nogal

In Greek

Elderberry

Butternut Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Árvore Butternut

In Polish

Bez czarny

butternut Drzewo

In Latin

Elderberry

Butternut ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Juglandales

Family

Adoxaceae

Juglandaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Juglans

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

307

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Butternut Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Butternut Tree? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Butternut Tree. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Butternut Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Butternut Tree has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Elderberry and Butternut Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Butternut Tree

Season and care of Elderberry and Butternut Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Butternut Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Butternut Tree season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Butternut Tree is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Butternut Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Elderberry and Butternut Tree Physical Information

Elderberry and Butternut Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Butternut Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Butternut Tree are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Butternut Tree flower color: Yellow green
Butternut Tree leaf color: Light Green

Care of Elderberry and Butternut Tree

Care of Elderberry and Butternut Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Butternut Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butternut Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.