Sambucus pubens
Scarlet Elder
4 to 6
Newfoundland to Alaska, south to Georgia and Colorado -
United States
12 to 25 feet high and wide
Yellowish white in 5 inch long panicles
May
Opposite, compound pinnate, 5 to 7 leaflets
Red to scarlet drupe which ripen in late June. White or yellow fruited types are also available.
'Dissecta' - deeply divided leaflets
Closely related to
S. racemosa
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