Trees for Light Soils: Common Elder (Sambucus nigra)

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60/90cm   

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Trees for Light Soils: Common Elder (Sambucus nigra)

Elder is a very fast growing, short lived, adaptable large shrub/small tree which will do well on light soils. Its many plates of fragrant white flowers are helpful for insects and cordial makers alike (try them lightly fried, too), and birds and winemakers can split the berries between them. The stems of a coppiced tree are very useful around the garden - hollow and light, but surprisingly strong. Elder should be cut out of hedges as it tends to take over; it is said to produce a chemical that suppresses surrounding species. It is very bad luck to bring it into the house, and particularly to burn it, but grow it outside to repel rats and powder its dried leaves to repel insects.
Provenance certificates are available on request for these trees, which are from the Southwest of England.
Suppliers: Perrie Hale Forest Nursery
50% of our profit on sales of Elder trees is donated to our Special Projects

Size/Quantity1+25+500+
60/90 cm £3.00£1.10£0.75

Prices include VAT and delivery to mainland UK. Orders over £100 qualify for a bulk discount.

See our planting and size guide for details and tips on planting. These trees are all bare root, and are consequently available for delivery from November until March ( please ask if you are interested in pot grown plants). During the lifting season there may be up to two week’s delay between placing the order and dispatching, due to weather conditions or pressure of orders, which are dealt with in date sequence. Orders placed between March and September are confirmed in October ready for dispatch from November.


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