Red Elderberry is a 4-18 foot shrub with compound leaves, white flowers and eventually, red berries. These berries are eaten by birds such as rose-breasted grosbeaks, catbirds, thrushes, and woodpeckers. Unlike black elderberry, the red berries are not edible for humans and are maybe poisonous.
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Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Red Elderberry
Height: 4-18 feet
Bloom time: May-June
Soil: moist loam, sandy loam
Sun: light shade to part sun
Plant spacing: 6 feet
Flower: cream/white, berry: red
Life cycle: perennial
Family: Adoxaceae
Seed source: Michigan
Red Elderberry is a 4-18 foot shrub with compound leaves, white flowers and eventually, red berries. These berries are eaten by birds such as rose-breasted grosbeaks, catbirds, thrushes, and woodpeckers. Unlike black elderberry, the red berries are not edible for humans and are maybe poisonous.
More description coming soon!
Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Red Elderberry
Height: 4-18 feet
Bloom time: May-June
Soil: moist loam, sandy loam
Sun: light shade to part sun
Plant spacing: 6 feet
Flower: cream/white, berry: red
Life cycle: perennial
Family: Adoxaceae
Seed source: Michigan
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