Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

5 Gallon  Light: Shade-sunSoil: Medium Dry-Medium WetMature Height: 12 feetMature Width: 12 feet Description: Showy white flowers, shiny purple fruits for birds and humans; great for borders or integrated into hedgerows; will spread by suckers and grow very quickly in a leggy fashion. Will spread aggressively in a garden situation, not suitable for small garden plantings. Perfect for mixed-species hedgerows and savanna restorations where it will have competition and can spread out. Attracts: The flowers provide only pollen as a floral reward to insect visitors. This attracts a variety of insects, including honeybees, little carpenter bees (Ceratina spp.), Halictid bees, Syrphid flies, bee flies (Bombyliidae), Muscid flies, other miscellaneous flies, long-horned beetles (Cerambycidae), tumbling flower beetles (Mordellidae), and other miscellaneous beetles. Little carpenter bees and mason bees (Osmia spp.) also construct nests for their larvae by tunneling into the soft pith of broken st