Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens var. arborescens (N)

Common name:  pacific red elderberry

Family name: Adoxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 3-5m tall, 2-3m wide

Form: Vase, spreading

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: acidic, bog

Leaf arrangement: Compound. Opposite.

Fall colour: Red.

Flower/cone/fruit description: Pannicle (white/yellow). Red drupe.

Limitations: needs wet soil. Hard to find in nurseries.

Suitable uses: Edible fruit. Shrub border.

Quick ID description: Dec. Shrub. Pinnately compound. Opposite. Red drupe. Lanceolate. Serrate leaflets, stems and leaves slightly fuzzy (other sambucus not fuzzy). Leaves increase greatly in size with age.