Care & Maintenance
CHECK CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR BIO REGION. NOTES HERE ARE FOR THE PACIFIC NORTH WEST.
Low maintenance.
Flexible,
Elderberry can be pollarded (for wood use.)
Autumn and spring pruning as needed.
Harvest
March, April, May:
Spring pruning whips and branches can be used for:
Spoons, uentsils
Buttons, small projects,
Fences.
August, September:
Berry harvest!
**though the berries are edible
and have medicinal properties
the seeds are toxic**
Autumn:
Pruned leaves can be used for dyes.
Uses
Elderberry branches and whips can be used for green wood carving,
leaves and small branches for dyes, and berries for food and medicine.
Origins
North America
Stories
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