Ranch Elderberry Sambucus canadensis is one of the best varieties for poor, non-fertile soils and is extremely drought tolerant and is a sought after determinant variety.
This cultivar was found growing at an abandoned homestead, hence the name Ranch. It is believed that it was planted in the late 1800s.
The Ranch cultivar performs well under poor environmental conditions. It is a multi-stemmed shrub with vigorous and upright growth habit. It is a determinate cultivar meaning that it fruits in a small window of time versus over a period of many weeks. The advantage of determinate is that you can harvest off of that bush just one time instead of having to keep coming back and determining which ones are ready for picking.
Ranch Elderberry Sambucus canadensis flowers from the late May through mid-June and has large flower clusters with white flowers. Fruit ripens in August. It has small, black, glossy, sweet fruit.
Reportedly, this cultivar is high tolerance to pests and diseases.
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