Indigenous people have utilized elderberry for centuries – harvesting berries for nutrition, utilizing hollow stems for tools ...

To conserve moisture and control weeds, apply a layer of mulch around the base of the plant annually. This will also help to ...

These plants can tolerate some shade, but will not tolerate drought or hot, dry conditions. The American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) grows wild in zones 3-8 and reaches a mature height of 10 ...

Have you ever seen an elderberry bush? Okay, let's start there. American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) grows wild throughout the eastern half of the United States.

Elderberry products are now a $320 million a year business in the U.S., according to the American Botanical Council. ... Alan Helland walks down a row between elderberry bushes on his farm.

He also estimated about 800 bushes, but only about half of them are mature. It takes about three years for an elderberry bush to mature. “They grow well natively,” Paige said.