The Common Elderberry; Wildlife-friendly and Medicinal too! - Daves Garden Elderberry extract has also been documented as having antiviral properties and tests are underway to determine how effective it is in treating anything from H1N1 flu to AIDS People planning to use elderberries medicinally, should note that the raw fruits contain cyanoglycoside sambunigrin and can cause nausea and intestinal distress if
Elderberry Types and Uses As a Home Remedy - Daves Garden Elderberry syrup is all the rage in the naturopathic world and, as a result, commands an exorbitant price tag However, elderberry syrup is easy to make yourself and you can store it for use throughout the cold and flu season Elderberry supplements can also be found in teas, extracts, and capsules Here's organic elderberry syrup, made in USA
Arsenic, Old Lace and Elderberry Wine - Daves Garden Perhaps the birds were the inspiration for the line "Feeling fine on elderberry wine" in Elton John's song If the birds leave me any berries in the fall, I plan to make jelly, as elderberries are high in vitamin C The following recipe is the one I will use Elderberry Jelly 3 c prepared elderberry juice 1 4 c lemon juice 1 pk sure gel
Sambucus Species, American Black Elderberry, Canada Elderberry Elderberry is a large shrub or small tree often with multiple stems that are spreading or arching The trunk is usually short The leave Read More s are pinnately compound, opposite and deciduous with 5-7 pairs of toothed leaflets and a grooved rachis
Ornamental Elderberries - Daves Garden The American elderberry and red elderberry have similarly been selected for their foliage colour and forms The end result is that elderberries are now a standard ornamental shrub for the landscape with some exotic colour and leaf forms the newest, look almost like cut-leaf Japanese maples and can be used as substitutes in colder climates
Plant Identification:SOLVED: Elderberry or Viburnum? - Daves Garden A quick way to always tell any Viburnum from any Elderberry: Viburnum will always have simple opposite foliage, and Elderberry will always have compound opposite arrangement of leaves Blackhaw Viburnum is only very lightly scented, compared with the heavy spicey fragrance of the non-native Koreanspice Viburnum and hybrids like Judd and Cayuga
Rural Gardening:Elderberry - Daves Garden The red elderberries and gold elderberries are inedible (but, ornamental and shade-tolerant) The American and black elderberry (native to Europe) are edible Blue elderberries (native to Pacific Northwest) are OK in wine and preserves
Elderberry Stories - Anyone growing them? - Daves Garden They say Elderberries like extra water, can be trellised, like afternoon dappled shade or partial shade but not too much shade, 1 cup of 10-10-10 or 10-0-10 for each year of a elderberry’s age in late February, late May and late July early August (i e 1 cup per application for a one year-old elderberry, 2 cups for a two year-old)
Black Lace Elderberry Propagation tips wanted - Daves Garden Hello folks A neighbor of mine has a gorgeous Black Lace Elderberry that I would like to take cuttings of and propagate, and I'd like to find out a variety of methods (not just one) to do this, based on your personal experience Websites are helpful - but please - only ones that you used, that worked