American Black Elderberry Live Plant 1 Quart Pot - Sambucus canadensis - Hardy Native Shrub for Zones 3-9

American Black Elderberry Live Plant Overview

The American Black Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is a versatile and hardy native shrub perfect for enhancing your garden with both ornamental beauty and functional benefits. Offered in a convenient 1 quart pot, this plant is well-suited for a variety of garden settings, thriving in full sun to part shade and adaptable to different soil types and climates.

Key Features

• Native North American species providing ecological benefits
• Clusters of white flowers bloom in spring, adding visual interest
• Produces dark berries ideal for making jams, jellies, and wine when paired with another cultivar
• Grows to a height of 4-6 feet, suitable for hedges or borders
• Adaptable to various soil types and climates

Growing Information

This upright, bushy shrub thrives in well-drained, moist soil and prefers moderate watering, allowing the soil to dry between waterings. It grows best in full sun to part shade and is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 9. To ensure fruit production, it requires the presence of another cultivar nearby for cross-pollination.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.