Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Origin
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Australia, South America
Types
European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Number of Varieties
150
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
8-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
609.60 cm9.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
457.20 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Sandy
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
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
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
Birds
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Cosmetics
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
-
Botanical Name
PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
Sambucus nigra
Common Name
Plum
Elderberry
In Hindi
बेर
Elderberry
In German
Pflaume
Holunderbeere
In French
prune
Sureau
In Spanish
ciruela
Saúco
In Greek
Δαμάσκηνο
Elderberry
In Portuguese
ameixa
Sabugueiro
In Polish
Śliwka
Bez czarny
In Latin
Plum
Elderberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Dipsacales
Family
Rosaceae
Adoxaceae
Genus
Prunus
Sambucus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
-
Number of Species
4030
1
27800
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