{"product_id":"sambucus-canadensis-american-elderberry-3-gal","title":"Sambucus canadensis (American Elderberry) - 3 gal","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican Elderberry is a large, stoloniferous, multi-stemmed native shrub, quickly growing to a height of 12' with a similar spread. It prefers to grow in moist, rich soil but is adaptable and easy to please. This is a shrub that thrives on neglect if well-sited. It can be used to effectively control erosion on moist sites, as well as to prevent invasive species from getting rooted into open ground. These large, spreading shrubs make great hedges and privacy screens, sprawling shrub borders and are easy to naturalize in wild areas.\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Elderberries have 6-10\" white flower clusters in June that are self-fertile, producing large quantities of sugary berries in late summer. The berries are edible after cooking and have many uses in folk medicine. As with any edible or medicinal plant, proper research should be conducted before ingestion.\u003cbr\u003eSambucus spp. are incredibly valuable to birds, with as many as 120 species feeding on the fruits, often before they even ripen! The dense foliage of Elderberry thickets provides safe nesting sites for warblers, grosbeaks, goldfinches, and many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources:\u003cbr\u003eNative Trees, Shrubs, \u0026amp; Vines by William Cullina\u003cbr\u003eManual of Woody Landscape Plants by Michael A. Dirr\u003cbr\u003eEastern\/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Steven Foster and James A. Duke\u003cbr\u003eGardening for the Birds by George Adams\u003cbr\u003eMissouri Botanical Garden\u003cbr\u003eIllinois Wildflowers\u003cbr\u003eGrow Native! Salt-Tolerant Native Plants\u003cbr\u003eThe Morton Arboretum-Black Walnut Tolerance\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scioto Gardens Native Plant Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48078475395313,"sku":"SamCan3","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/7092\/9905\/files\/10e2af24-bdfe-494a-9e27-6dd16fb52342.jpg?v=1776971588","url":"https:\/\/scioto-gardens-native-plant-nursery.myshopify.com\/products\/sambucus-canadensis-american-elderberry-3-gal","provider":"Scioto Gardens Native Plant Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}