OFGAC Native Trees and Shrubs Database

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American Elder Sambucus canadensis
Name, French:	Sureau blanc
Name, Other:	White Elder, Common Elderberry, Sureau du Canada, Sirop blanc
Natural Habitat:	Low ground, thickets, edges of woods, roadsides, fence rows, rich moist lowlands.
Tree Form:	Small tree or large multi-stemmed shrub with broad and rounded crown.
Size At Maturity:	Small tree or a shrub 3 m high 10 feet
Light Requirement:
Water Requirement: (scale of 1-5)
Salt Tolerance:	Moderate
Wildlife:	Good nest tree. Fruit eaten by many species of birds.
Notes:	Transplants easily. Clusters of white flowers in July; edible purple-black berries. Perhaps best when massed in naturalized areas where suckering spread is acceptable. Also effective in shrub borders, roadside plantings, wet or low areas, as a screen or as part of a native plant garden. Does best in moist, humous soils, but will tolerate dry soils and is pH adaptable. Tolerates some shade.
Available:	Yes