Ranch Elderberry

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Ranch Elderberry Bush (Sambucus canadensis 'Ranch') is a smaller, more compact selection of native American Elderberry makes the fruit easier to harvest` An excellent anti-viral use to fight colds and flu, Elderberry is great for making wines and preserves and considered a superfruit!

The big fluffy, flat-topped blooms are comprised of loads of tiny little white blossoms! These are a favorite among butterflies, bees and beneficial insects! The tropical-looking foliage is long and comprised of many smaller leaflets that form and fill out fast! In August or September, the berries form and are highly desirable to songbirds and wildlife!

Ranch Elderberry Bushes are hardy and adaptable throughout USDA growing zones 3 through 9. These shrubs form compact 5-6 feet in mature height and width, growing fast and slowly spreading by suckers that are easily controlled with pruning.

Planting and Application:

Ranch Elderberry is great for screening and privacy, the tropical leafy foliage makes ideal informal hedges! Edible gardening shrubs are ideal double-duty shrubs with delectable clusters of berries that hang heavy each late summer. These are great flowering ornamentals with loads of superfruit that taste great in syrups, jam and dried for tea!

These bushes fill out in medicinal and frilly flowers that are great as backdrops in pollinator gardens and the fruiting shrubs are also great along the north end of your veggie or kitchen garden! These are great wildlife and songbird shrubs and ideal shelterbelts and windbreaks that carry 3 seasons of interest. Elderberry fruit forms large clumps that spread slowly via suckering growth, these create their own natural groves!

  • Flat Clusters of White Blossoms
  • Big Clumps of Black Berries
  • Tropical Green Foliage
  • Great Pollinator, Songbird & Wildlife Shrubs
  • Hedges, Informal Screens & Shelterbelts

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Elderberry bushes prefer moist soil and full sun, but are tolerant of a wide variety of soil conditions and even partial shade (but you’ll have significantly fewer flowers and fruit). Provide a mulched location and renewal prune in late winter leaving the thinner younger stems but removing the 3-year-old and older stems down to the ground.

  • Full Sun
  • Moist Well-Drained Soil
  • Highly Adaptable
  • Prune When Dormant
  • Fall Color!

Ranch Elderberry Bushes are fantastic, compact edible and medicinal plants that are a huge boost to pollinators, birds and wildlife in your area! Order your own ornamental edible Elderberry bushes today at NatureHills.com!

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Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.

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0 - 19.99 24.99
20 - 49.99 29.99
50 - 69.99 34.99
70 - 99.99 39.99
100 - 129.99 44.99
130 - 149.99 48.99
150 - 150+ Approx 28%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Ranch Elderberry Is Suited to Grow in Zones 3-9
Growing Zones 3-9
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Sambucus canadensis 'Ranch'
Type Deciduous
Mature Height 5 - 6 feet
Mature Spread 5 - 6 feet
Sun Exposure Partial Shade
Soil Adaptable to Most Soils
Moisture Medium
Growth Rate Fast
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Green
Pollinator Friendly Yes
Pruning Time Late Winter
Fragrant Yes