(Red Elder)
- Type:
- Shrub
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry, Medium
- Height:
- 12 feet
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- White
- Bloom Months:
- April, May, June
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- None
- Stress Tolerance:
- Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low to Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food, Nesting and Structure (Bees)
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Larval Host (Moth), Moths, Native Bees, Nesting and Structure (Bees), Wasps
- Counties:
- Aitkinin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
Red Elderberry has small, fragrant white flowers that bloom late spring to early summer. Its red berries should not be consumed ra though they are attractive to wildlife.