![]() ![]() The berries that form after pollination are small and green. The large floral umbels or corymbs (flower clusters whose lower stalks are proportionally longer so that the flowers form a slightly convex head), up to a foot in diameter, are white and very fragrant attracting bees and many other insect pollinators. The leaves are deciduous.Įlderberry blooms abundantly, if in full sunlight, in early summer. Oval leaves are dark green and arranged in opposite pairs, pinnate ( having leaflets arranged on either side of the stem, typically in pairs opposite each other ) with serrated edges. ![]() Elderberry grows to a height of eight feet and grows as a multi-stemmed shrub often forming thickets. Watch for it.īIORESERVE FLORA OF THE MONTH – Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra/canadensis)Įlderberry grows as a leggy shrub in moist soil along woodland edges, open wetland borders, along the sides of country roads and on disturbed ground in full sunlight. We completed a PowerPoint presentation on the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve that we expect to email out shortly. Like almost everyone else we are busy with the holidays so we will save this month's environmental news and views for next month. “The greatest power of bureaucracies is to make the smart act stupid and the good to act evil.” That means that even when you turn virtuous, things are actually going to get worse for quite a while.” And then the effect of that heat on the species and ecosystem is delayed. The carbon gets up there, but the heating effect is delayed. ![]() “By the time we see that climate change is really bad, your ability to fix it is extremely limited. December 2014 - Elderberry, Rosy Maple Moth ![]()
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