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[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

I grow Adams, Johns, Nova, Wyldewood, and Bob Gordon varieties, all with
substantially larger berries than the wild ones.  Not a big deal if yr only
picking a bit of them but for winemaking I prefer the selected varieties.
 I like to use the wild elderberries for their flowers, to make an
elderflower cordial called Soccata....

~mIEKAL




On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Hector Black <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>wrote:

> Chris - we harvest the wild ones regularly.  No having to do anything but
> pick them makes them very inviting.  Have to get ahead of the birds though.
>    Hector Black, zone 6 middle tn
>
> On May 21, 2013, at 9:36 AM, Chris Carnevale wrote:
>
> > Hello NAFEX,
> >
> > I recently found a wild elderberry thicket and am considering
> > propagating from these plants.  My question is how does flower and fruit
> > production of wild varieties stack up against cultivated varieties?  I
> > have a small yard and want to make sure everything I plant is as
> > productive as possible.  That being said, the fact that these
> > elderberries are free is a big, big plus.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris Carnevale
> > Charleston, South Carolina
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