Native plant, solid, hardy, bright colors. For mixed hedge or hedgerow, promotes the local wildlife (birds, bees). Edible fruits.
A short pruning in winter promotes greater vigor and better colors on the young shoots.
Vigourous Elder variety with serrated leaves, pinkish in spring becoming light green. Compact shape, pink buttons giving heads of fragrant white flowers in May-June, followed by juicy black berries appreciated by birds.