{"id":59,"date":"2025-09-24T15:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=59"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:55:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:55:51","slug":"american-black-elderberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/american-black-elderberry\/","title":{"rendered":"American Black Elderberry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em>Sambucus canadensis<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">American black elderberry, widely distributed across the Americas, produces clusters of black or purple berries in late summer known to have health benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Elderberry Trail was named after the American black elderberry that can be discovered along it. See whether you can find two of them nestled near to one another as you curve around the bends in this trail. Though we have six in total, four of them can be found in this part of the arboretum!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/american-black-elderberry-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"american black berry treet\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/american-black-elderberry-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/american-black-elderberry-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/american-black-elderberry-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/american-elderberry-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b70a29ddefc8c845970986d577d66e15 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">The American black elderberry was growing on Hadwen\u2019s estate at least as early as 1882 along with American red elderberry (<em>Sambucus pubens<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The American black elderberry is a species of elderberry in the family Adoxaceae native to the Americas east of the Rocky Mountains and as far south as Brazil. It can grow up to 12 feet (3.6 meters) in height. The leaves are pinnately compound with five to nine leaflets. The flowers are white and bloom in large clusters from May to June, followed by drooping clusters of small black or purple berries in late summer. The American black elderberry is tolerant of both dry and wet conditions but prefers full sun. The fruit produced by American black elderberry is an important food source for many bird species and deer. The flowers are high in pollen and important to a variety of pollinators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American black elderberry is used in traditional medicine as a pain reliever due to its anti-inflammatory effects, although many parts of the plant are highly toxic. 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