Ive planted many "York" & one other standard cultivar whose name is escaping
me. They are
spreading & spreading with no sign of fatigue or die back. They've been in
the ground at least 8
years. Ive never cut them back. Each bush is giving me in excess of 5
gallons of berries which
I promptly turn into wine.
mIEKAL
Sam Franc wrote:
> For everyones info:
> I planted several elderberries 10 years ago here on the Oregon coast.
> The first 3 years they all produced well.
> Now there is only one still growing.
> The rest of them have petered out .
> They seem to just give up and not resprout. End up as a few dead sticks.
> The native elderberries grow like weeds and I find it hard to kill them off.
> I have been told that they are poisonous to humans so I have not tried them.
> The birds love them though.
> Sam
>
> Bob and Winnie wrote:
>
> >About 5 or 6 years ago I purchased and planted about 50 each of blue and
> >black elderberries. I planted them in rows alternately and am now ready
> >to report that black elderberries are entirely unsuitable for my climate
> >and soil.
> >The blue elders are now bearing fruit and are from 4 to 7 ft tall, very
> >nice. The blacks are all suffering from water and heat stress, are a
> >third the size or smaller, and are bearing black spots on the leaves
> >like some kind of fungus or blight. In addition, the black elders are
> >quite vulnerable to late spring frosts that are common in my area; the
> >blues are not.
> >To sum it up, blue elderberries are great, black elderberries are lousy
> >and will soon be pulled up.
> >
> >Bob, Z4, Utah