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About Elderberry and Western Red Cedar

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Australia, South America
Northwestern United States, Canada

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
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Number of Varieties

06
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
8-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm760.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Light Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
Brown, Sienna

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Dark Green, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Scale-like imbricate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand

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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
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Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood

Other Uses

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Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
THUJA plicata

Common Name

Elderberry
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar

In Hindi

Elderberry
Pacific redcedar

In German

Holunderbeere
Riesen-Lebensbaum

In French

Sureau
Thuja plicata

In Spanish

Saúco
Thuja plicata

In Greek

Elderberry
Thuja plicata

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
Thuja plicata

In Polish

Bez czarny
Żywotnik olbrzymi

In Latin

Elderberry
Thuja plicata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Pinales

Family

Adoxaceae
Cupressaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Thuja

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

3015
1 27800
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Properties of Elderberry and Western Red Cedar

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Western Red Cedar? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Western Red Cedar. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Western Red Cedar doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Western Red Cedar 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 Western Red Cedar and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Elderberry and Western Red Cedar

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

Elderberry and Western Red Cedar Physical Information

Elderberry and Western Red Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Western Red Cedar height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Western Red Cedar are as follows:

  • Elderberry flower color: White

  • Elderberry leaf color: Green

  • Western Red Cedar flower color: Light Yellow

  • Western Red Cedar leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Elderberry and Western Red Cedar

Care of Elderberry and Western Red Cedar 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 Western Red Cedar 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 Western Red Cedar needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.