Elder - Plant Information |
plant description
General - height 6-10 m, spread 3-6 m, a large deciduous shrub with corky, grey-brown bark. Foliage has an unpleasant smell when crushed.
Leaves - pinnate, divided into 5 ovate toothed leaflets
Flowers - tiny, aromatic, creamy-white, flat-topped clusters
Fruit - globose black berries
parts used
leaves, bark, flowers, fruit
harvest
Leaves are picked in summer and used fresh. Bark is stripped in late winter and dried. Fully open flower heads are collected and dried.
Elder - Herb Uses |
