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Elderberries are dropping! Time to grab your harvest basket and tap this flow of immune boosting goodness. Learn to ID and harvest this nutrient-dense, dark-jewel-of-a-berry.
These hardly sweet, slightly acid, mineral flavored, nutritious berries (high in iron and bioflavonoids) are food; but their fame is due to their immune stimulating and anti-viral properties. We consume them to keep colds and flus at bay. And if we do get sick, they can help us move through the illness.
Elderberry, scientifically called Sambucus canadensis of the Adoxaceae family, is a native perennial shrub of North America. It is closely related to Sambucus nigra (a European native). These two species can be used interchangeably and are found throughout the world. Hardiness Zones (USDA): 3-10.
Use the fully ripe berry cooked in dessert, fruit sauce, soup, stews, syrups, infusions, etc. Or dry or freeze for future use.
To view our video on making elderberry infusion / medicinal strength tea, click this link: • ELDERBERRY Infusion: S...
You’ll find this prize of a bush growing in full sun to part shade in damp, humus-rich soil, along stream banks, ditches, fields, hedgerows, woodland edges, and gardens.
Key Identifying Features:
Shrub size: 6-12’ tall by 6-12’ wide
Opposite leaf arrangement
Leaves pinnately compound, w/ 5-11 leaflets, usually 7
Leaflets lance to egg (ovate) shaped
Leaflet margins sharply toothed (serrated)
Elongated pointy leaflet tip (acuminate)
Young bark: smooth, green w/ warty bumps (lenticels)
Older bark: smooth, grayish tan w/ warty bumps (lenticels)
Branch cross section has white pith
Fruit grows in umbel-like clusters
Fruit color when ripe is purple black
Fruit width: ⅕ inch wide (but can be bigger)
Fruit contains 3-5 seeds (this specimen seems to have 4)
Cautionary Notes:
Since elderberries stimulate the immune system, they may be contraindicated for certain overactive immune systems / conditions. In all matters of your health please defer to the advice of your chosen healthcare professional.
All parts of the elder shrub-except flower and ripe fruit-can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; occasionally, even raw, ripe berries can cause nausea (although never experienced by the author after several years of consumption). Still, it is best to consume ripe elderberries cooked.
Here is to supporting your health!
In gratitude,
Dina
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