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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Tree

Origin

Australia, South America
Asia

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Pterocarya stenoptera

Number of Varieties

03
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Boggy areas, Mixed deciduous forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm1,520.00 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
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Drought, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Divison, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Needs less 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, 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 all suckers, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous

Pests and Diseases

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

Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction

Facts

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
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Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Bark, Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

-
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Common Name

Elderberry
Caucasian wingnut, Caucasian walnut

In Hindi

Elderberry
wingnut

In German

Holunderbeere
wingnut

In French

Sureau
wingnut

In Spanish

Saúco
wingnut

In Greek

Elderberry
wingnut

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
wingnut

In Polish

Bez czarny
Wingnut

In Latin

Elderberry
wingnut

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Fagales

Family

Adoxaceae
Juglandaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Pterocarya

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Juglandeae

Subfamily

-
Juglandoideae

Number of Species

306
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Wingnut

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Importance of Elderberry and Wingnut

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Elderberry and Wingnut. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Elderberry and Wingnut as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Elderberry is constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain and swine flu whereas of Wingnut is Diaphoretic. Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Wingnut has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Wingnut

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Elderberry vs Wingnut and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Elderberry are Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting whereas of Wingnut have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Elderberry has no showy fruits and Wingnut has showy fruits. Also Elderberry is flowering and Wingnut is not flowering . You can compare Elderberry and Wingnut facts and facts of other plants too.