Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Australia, South America
Types
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Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Number of Varieties
50
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm9.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Compound
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
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
Fertilizers
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
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Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Sambucus nigra
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Elderberry
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
Elderberry
In German
Whitebark Pine
Holunderbeere
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
Sureau
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
Saúco
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
Elderberry
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
Sabugueiro
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
Bez czarny
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Elderberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Dipsacales
Family
Pinaceae
Adoxaceae
Genus
Pinus
Sambucus
Clade
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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
530
1
27800
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