Select Elderberry (Bob Gordon, Marge)
'Bob Gordon' American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis 'Bob Gordon') or 'Marge' European Elderberry (Sambucus nigra spp nigra ‘Marge’) rooted from cuttings. Average 42” tall at one year of age. Local permaculture luminary Michael Judd shared some of his cuttings (thank you!) but we're not sure which is which (yet). Select varieties are selected and grown for their superior berries and performance
'Bob Gordon' American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis 'Bob Gordon') or 'Marge' European Elderberry (Sambucus nigra spp nigra ‘Marge’) rooted from cuttings. Average 42” tall at one year of age. Local permaculture luminary Michael Judd shared some of his cuttings (thank you!) but we're not sure which is which (yet). Select varieties are selected and grown for their superior berries and performance
'Bob Gordon' American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis 'Bob Gordon') or 'Marge' European Elderberry (Sambucus nigra spp nigra ‘Marge’) rooted from cuttings. Average 42” tall at one year of age. Local permaculture luminary Michael Judd shared some of his cuttings (thank you!) but we're not sure which is which (yet). Select varieties are selected and grown for their superior berries and performance
Elderberry makes for an excellent understory shrub in a food forest or understory. Grows to about 12’. Very tolerant of, and in fact thrives with, regular pruning. Both the flowers and the berries of the elderberry have culinary and medicinal uses.