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Elderberry is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 metres (20 ft) tall and wide, [4] rarely reaching 10 m (33 ft) tall. The bark, light gray when young, changes to a coarse gray outer bark with lengthwise furrowing, lenticels prominent. [ 5 ]
Hollowed elderberry twigs have traditionally been used as spiles to tap maple trees for syrup. [27] Additionally, they have been hollowed out and used as flutes, blowguns, and syringes. [ 28 ] In addition, the elderberry twigs and fruit are employed in creating dyes for basketry.
Elderberry panax was first described by Franz Sieber in 1830 as Panax sambucifolius. [1] It was given its current name in 1894 by German botanist Hermann Harms. [2]The taxonomy of the small basswood has been reviewed, resulting in the recognition of three sub species: sambucifolia, decomposita and leptophylla.
NCSU Inside Wood project; Reproduction of The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by Romeyn B. Hough; US Forest Products Laboratory, "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDF 916K; International Wood ...
Growing American elderberry plants, also called American elder, is easy to do in most parts of the country. Native to North America, this large flowering and fruitful shrub attracts bees ...
Sambucus mexicana may refer to the following North American black or blue elderberry ... it is known as the “tree of music,” for the construction of wood to ...
Traditional methods of consuming elderberry includes jams, jellies, and syrups, all of which cook down the fruit and strain out the seeds. Unpublished research may show that S. canadensis (American elderberry) has lower cyanide levels than apple juice, and that its fruit does not contain enough beta-glucosidase (which convert glucosides into ...
Sambucus australasica is a shrub or small tree that typically grows to a height of 4 m (13 ft) and has glabrous stems, leaves and flowers. The leaves are pinnate, 60–250 mm (2.4–9.8 in) long on a petiole 20–100 mm (0.79–3.94 in) long, with three or five leaflets, each narrow elliptic to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 20–100 mm (0.79–3.94 in) long and 4–30 mm ...