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This highly cultivated form of the familiar Black Elder is primarily a foliage plant whose deeply cut, purple-black leaves present themselves in graceful, fern-like fans. Black Lace Elderberry
Creamy pink flowers in the spring followed by blackish red fall berries, which can be harvested for making elderberry wine and jam, or left on the plant to attract birds and other wildlife.
Plants are upright and more slender than Black Lace and reach 6–8′ in height, perhaps 5′ wide, and make superb specimens for many situations.
Large pink flowers in June lead, in due course, to black berries (we've not eaten them, but the birds do). Because plants are hardy through all of Zone 5, and into 4, they provide a very welcome alternative to Japanese Maples where exquisite foliage is needed but harsh temperatures prevail.
For best shape and foliage, prune hard in early spring and provide even moisture.
Your elderberry bush will thrive for years if you establish it correctly and planted in the correct soil. Elderberries prefer a pH level of 5.5 to 6.5, Elderberries grow in most soil types but aren't drought tolerant. Make sure the soil retains moistures, drains well, and is fertile. Sandy soil usually dries out too quickly and doesn't have enough nutrients without heavy amending.
Elderberry plants grow between 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 feet across, though some can reach heights of 20 feet tall. Plant in an area they will have room to grow. Don't worry if you don't have a ton of space, with pruning you can keep them smaller. I have one bush near our back patio and fireplace and yearly pruning keeps it at a manageable size.
Elderberries prefer full sun to partial shade (you'll get a higher yield per plant in full sun). In hot climates, consider planting your elderberry bush in partial shade, with early morning and afternoon sun. In more northern or cool climates, full sun is preferred.
Planting Tips:
Dig your hole slightly wider than the roots and 2 inches deeper than plant depth, keep the soil line 2 inches deeper than the line from the store or nursery.
add compost and work it into the planting hole.
spread the roots out inside the hole, backfill with dirt, tamp the dirt with your foot to help fill in any empty pockets of air.
water well.
add additional compost around the plant followed by a layer of mulch, wood chips or shredded leaves work well. Elderberries have very shallow roots and mulch helps retain moisture and keeps competing weeds at bay.
plant elderberries 6 to 8 feet apart and if doing rows, keep them 10 feet apart.
For fruit production, make sure you have two cross-pollinating varieties within 60 feet of one another.
Care of Elderberries
Following the year after planting, make sure plants are watered weekly. Elderberries need 1 to 2 inches of water weekly from bloom time to harvest, aka spring through fall. Make sure you're watering by hand if you're not getting adequate rainfall.
You won't need to prune the first two years, except for dead or broken branches.
Fertilizing
Growing elderberries doesn't require a lot of maintenance. Once plants are a year old, fertilize yearly in early spring, right before the plant comes out of dormancy. Add composted chicken manure (never apply fresh manure, it will burn the roots, especially with shallow-rooted plants like elderberries) and top it off with fresh mulch. You can use fresh rabbit manure, but remember all poultry and cattle manure should be composted down.
Take the manure and mulch out to the drip line of the plant (from the base of the plant to the end of the branches). Each spring you'll extend this area to keep up with the growth of the plant.
Creamy pink flowers in the spring followed by blackish red fall berries, which can be harvested for making elderberry wine and jam, or left on the plant to attract birds and other wildlife.
Plants are upright and more slender than Black Lace and reach 6–8′ in height, perhaps 5′ wide, and make superb specimens for many situations.
Large pink flowers in June lead, in due course, to black berries (we've not eaten them, but the birds do). Because plants are hardy through all of Zone 5, and into 4, they provide a very welcome alternative to Japanese Maples where exquisite foliage is needed but harsh temperatures prevail.
For best shape and foliage, prune hard in early spring and provide even moisture.
Your elderberry bush will thrive for years if you establish it correctly and planted in the correct soil. Elderberries prefer a pH level of 5.5 to 6.5, Elderberries grow in most soil types but aren't drought tolerant. Make sure the soil retains moistures, drains well, and is fertile. Sandy soil usually dries out too quickly and doesn't have enough nutrients without heavy amending.
Elderberry plants grow between 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 feet across, though some can reach heights of 20 feet tall. Plant in an area they will have room to grow. Don't worry if you don't have a ton of space, with pruning you can keep them smaller. I have one bush near our back patio and fireplace and yearly pruning keeps it at a manageable size.
Elderberries prefer full sun to partial shade (you'll get a higher yield per plant in full sun). In hot climates, consider planting your elderberry bush in partial shade, with early morning and afternoon sun. In more northern or cool climates, full sun is preferred.
Planting Tips:
Dig your hole slightly wider than the roots and 2 inches deeper than plant depth, keep the soil line 2 inches deeper than the line from the store or nursery.
add compost and work it into the planting hole.
spread the roots out inside the hole, backfill with dirt, tamp the dirt with your foot to help fill in any empty pockets of air.
water well.
add additional compost around the plant followed by a layer of mulch, wood chips or shredded leaves work well. Elderberries have very shallow roots and mulch helps retain moisture and keeps competing weeds at bay.
plant elderberries 6 to 8 feet apart and if doing rows, keep them 10 feet apart.
For fruit production, make sure you have two cross-pollinating varieties within 60 feet of one another.
Care of Elderberries
Following the year after planting, make sure plants are watered weekly. Elderberries need 1 to 2 inches of water weekly from bloom time to harvest, aka spring through fall. Make sure you're watering by hand if you're not getting adequate rainfall.
You won't need to prune the first two years, except for dead or broken branches.
Fertilizing
Growing elderberries doesn't require a lot of maintenance. Once plants are a year old, fertilize yearly in early spring, right before the plant comes out of dormancy. Add composted chicken manure (never apply fresh manure, it will burn the roots, especially with shallow-rooted plants like elderberries) and top it off with fresh mulch. You can use fresh rabbit manure, but remember all poultry and cattle manure should be composted down.
Take the manure and mulch out to the drip line of the plant (from the base of the plant to the end of the branches). Each spring you'll extend this area to keep up with the growth of the plant.
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