1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada
Australia, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.4 AHS Heat Zone
2.5 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
2.6 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm9.00 cm
0.54
3900
4.2.4 Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm8.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.3 Plant Color
8.3.1 Flower Color
Yellow green, Chartreuse
White
8.3.4 Flower Color Modifier
8.3.7 Fruit Color
Green, Indigo, Black
Purple, Red
9.1.1 Leaf Color in Spring
9.1.2 Leaf Color in Summer
9.2.1 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow green, Bronze, Orange Red
Yellow green
9.2.2 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
9.4 Shape
9.4.1 Leaf Shape
9.6 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Early Spring
10.3 Growing Conditions
10.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
10.4.1 Growth Rate
10.5.1 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
10.6.1 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
10.7.1 Soil Drainage
10.7.2 Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring
10.7.3 Repeat Bloomer
10.8 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
11.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
11.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
11.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
11.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Foliage diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
12.12 Allergy
Dermatitis, Diaphoresis
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Alterative, Anodyne, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
13.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a condiment, Used in making tea, Used to flavour soups
Not Available
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Not Available
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
SASSAFRAS albidum
Sambucus nigra
14.2 Common Name
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
14.2.3 In French
14.2.4 In Spanish
14.2.5 In Greek
14.2.6 In Portuguese
14.2.7 In Polish
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
Cinnamomeae
Not Available
15.9 Subfamily
15.10 Number of Species