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BOB GORDON ELDERBERRY
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BOB GORDON ELDERBERRY

(38 customer reviews)

Price range: $26.95 through $31.95

(Sambucus canadensis) Introducing the new star performer! The enormous fruiting clusters with berries up to 1/4” invert downwards more than other varieties protecting the berries from birds. Extremely productive, with yields nearly triple that of older varieties! Berries are sweeter than most which makes it perfect for pies, jelly and wine. Vigorous shrubs grow to 10' tall with all blooms at once so it ripens for two pickings.

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Elderberries Growing Tip

S. canadensis (North American) elder plants grow fruit on new, first year's growth, as well as on older wood. Some commercial growers cut them down to the ground every fall for quick, easy pruning. This should not be done on S. nigra (European) varieties, including Marge, as these bear their fruit on the second year's growth of wood. However, all elders can also be pruned by just removing some of the oldest branches every year after the plants are mature.


Product Overview
Elderberries (Sambucus species) Here is a plant that is finally getting the attention it deserves, It was designated as ‘Herb of the Year’ for 2013, but has been used medicinally for hundreds of years! Because this single plant has so many uses, it has been referred to by herbalists as ‘Nature’s Medicine Chest’ and the ‘Countryman’s Apothecary’. Numerous new scientific studies are now verifying the benefits that previous generations have observed. Not only is elderberry juice extremely high in antioxidants (14,500 on the ORAC scale, compared with blackberries at 5347 or sweet cherries at 3365) the particular antioxidants found in elderberries have a proven antiviral effect. If your space is limited, this is the one plant we don’t want you to be without! Fortunately it is also the easiest one to grow organically. Although the humble elderberry is generally not considered a fresh eating fruit, it has multiple medicinal uses (both the flowers and the fruit) as well as baking, preserving and processing.

38 reviews for BOB GORDON ELDERBERRY

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  2. William Adams (verified owner) –

    Growing good

  3. Michael Moutinho (verified owner) –

    Looks great. Huge shoots, really great

  4. Eric V. (verified owner) –

    Large vigorous plants

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  6. Dave Martin (verified owner) –

    A god looking bare root plant. Looking forward to the fruit.

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  8. Carol M. (verified owner) –

    Beautiful strong plant

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  12. Sundaura (verified owner) –

    Really good size for the price

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    Good quality, happy with purchase

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  21. Pamela Cameron (verified owner) –

    My new elderberry plant arrived unharmed and took to that transplant without any issues! I'll get back to you when the berries arrive!

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  27. Natasha T. (verified owner) –

    The elderberry arrived promptly and health with a few tiny shoots for leaves. Three weeks later it has tripled in size and has a few small blossums. I highly recommend Whiffletree and have bought all my berry shrubs from them.

  28. Dan Needles (verified owner) –

    All doing fine

  29. Heather Lindsay (verified owner) –

    Planted first week of June, already flowering a few weeks later, and doubled in size.

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  31. Claudia A. (verified owner) –

    So healthy and well growing!

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  33. Carolyn (verified owner) –

    I purchased five elderberry bushes on sale. They arrived promptly and were in amazing shape. They are thriving; one will bloom this year! Everything I have purchased from Whiffletree has done very well.

  34. Dorothea S. (verified owner) –

    Even planted late, it was from the end of season sale, a heat wave very recently, it is doing great

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  37. Zoë U. (verified owner) –

    Large, healthy plant. Leafed out right away and is doing great.

  38. TOM (verified owner) –

    Growing well and healthy. This is the second month, and I see it developing a little every day.

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