How to tend a Sambucus nigra
Also known as: Sambucus virescens Desf., Sambucus vulgaris Neck., Sambucus monstrosa Loudon, Sambucus lucida Tausch, Sambucus laciniata (L.) Mill., Sambucus leucocarpa K.Koch, Sambucus pulverulenta K.Koch, Sambucus pyramidata Lebas, Sambucus aurea (Sweet) Carrière, Sambucus alba Raf., Sambucus hirta Tausch, Sambucus columnaris Lebas, Sambucus dissecta K.Koch, Sambucus elegans K.Koch, Sambucus nigra f. pendula Dippel, Sambucus nigra subsp. nigra , Sambucus graveolens Willd. ex Schult., Sambucus nigra f. laciniata (L.) B.P.R.Chéron, Sambucus nigra f. laciniata (L.) Zabel, Sambucus nigra var. laciniata L.
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Avoid water saturation
Sunlight
Like sufficient sunlight
Soil
Fertile and loose soil
Fertilizer
Apply fertilizers 2-3 times in vegetative stages
Pruning
Properly shorten excessively grown branches to promote new branching
About this plant
- Origin
- China, Europe
- Category
- Adoxaceae, Sambucus
- Size
- height can reach 4 m
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May, flowering period July-September
- Flower colors
- white, light yellow, fruit color red, blue purple black
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