Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Australia, South America
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
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Number of Varieties
0-
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40000
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Habitat
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
9.00 cm1,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm200.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
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Fruit Color
Purple, Red
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
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
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
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
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
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Other Uses
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Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
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Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Sambucus nigra
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
Elderberry
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
Elderberry
foxtail pine
In German
Holunderbeere
foxtail Kiefer
In French
Sureau
sétaire pin
In Spanish
Saúco
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
Elderberry
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
Sabugueiro
pinho foxtail
In Polish
Bez czarny
włośnica sosny
In Latin
Elderberry
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Pinales
Family
Adoxaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Sambucus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
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Pineae
Subfamily
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Pinoideae
Number of Species
30111
1
27800
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