Fruit commonly picked and made into a variety of food products
Commonly used in traditional herbal medicines
May sucker and form thickets
May be trimmed after fruit matures to maintain shape and size
Formerly considered a distinct species with the scientific name Sambucus canadensis; currently considered a subspecies of the black elderberry (Sambucus nigra nigra)
This is the wild-type, native variety; many cultivars have been developed and are available in more traditional nurseries