Most trees require grafting for propagation, but there's another option that you can more easily propagate from cuttings for ...

The best of the purpleleaf elders, this robust shrub retains its deep burgundy-purple foliage color from spring to fall. What: The best of the purpleleaf elders, sambucus nigra ‘Gerda’ Black Beauty ...

The bark of some young woody stems contains storage proteins which are subject to an annual rhythm: they accumulate in the autumn and are mobilized in the spring. We show here that the bark ...

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People have long used elderberry for its health benefits. It contains antioxidants, and many believe it can relieve colds, fight the flu, and boost the immune system. There is little scientific ...

American elder (Sambucus canadensis) is native to the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. It can be grown as a small tree or a large shrub, ranging from 5 to 12 feet. A profusion of flat-topped clusters of ...

During ethylene-promoted leaflet abscission in Sambucus nigra a 7-fold increase in expansin activity was detected specifically in tissues undergoing cell separation, whilst only low levels of activity ...

Thistles and grass have invaded my son’s long, narrow boundary border where he planted trees and shrubs a year ago. The invasion is unavoidable as there is an unkempt meadow on the other side of the ...

My mistrust of my own ability to make a proper record of the names of my plants has proved entirely unfounded. There is an elder in flower at the moment so beautiful its name must be shared with ...

Black elderberries are shiny, round, dark purple berries that have been used in Europe and northern Africa for a long time. They’re the fruit of a shrub called the black elder, which goes by the ...