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Category Archives: Elderberries

Variegata (Sambucus nigra ‘Variegata’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Variegata (Sambucus nigra 'Variegata')

Variegata (Sambucus nigra 'Variegata')

A large, dense, cascading shrub to 15′. The golden variegation lasts well all summer in the sun; flowers are fragrant and long lasting. zone 3

Size: 1 gallon Price: $25.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00
Posted in Elderberries

Sutherland Gold (Sambucus racimosa ‘Sutherland Gold’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Sutherland Gold (Sambucus racimosa 'Sutherland Gold')

Sutherland Gold (Sambucus racimosa 'Sutherland Gold')

Cut-leafed golden foliage make this 8′ shrub look lacy and delicate. Zone 5.

Size: 1 gallon Price: $25.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00
Posted in Elderberries

Blue Elderberry (Sambucus caerulea)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

This large native upright shrub has large upright cymes of white flowers in summer followed by large clusters of sky blue berries attractive to birds and edible to humans who can cook. Zone 5.

Size: 1 gallon Price: $25.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00
Posted in Elderberries

Black Beauty (Sambucus nigra ‘Black Beauty’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

This 8′, dense shrub has purple foliage all summer and delicate pink fragrant panicles in early summer. Zone 4.

Size: 1 gallon Price: $25.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00
Posted in Elderberries

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Whitman Farms began in 1980 as an informal nut tree and small fruit adjunct to a large bareroot nursery next door in Salem Oregon. It was a one-woman show and mostly for fun. However, Lucile Whitman (pictured), the owner, got sidetracked; she became enamored of unusual ornamental trees and started planting any weird and wonderful woody plants she ran across, using root control bags, a new plant-friendly technology.

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