Hello all from New Zealand

Michael Hay · Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:14 am

Hello from "Clean Green" New Zealand, the land of Milk & Honey downunder.
My main interest is with the Elderberry tree.
I have in the past made many beverages from this wonderful plant.
I believe this tree is very much under valued for its medicinal qualities.

kiwirach · Post: # 84659Post **kiwirach** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:43 am

hi and welcome from another kiwi.....albeit, living in the UK!!.

Millymollymandy · Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:53 am

Hello and welcome! Look forward to you telling us more about what we can do with our elderberries!

ina · Post: # 84668Post **ina** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:26 am

Hiya, Michael! I wish we had more elderberries in the area... Have planted one myself, as they do grow well here.

red · Post: # 84684Post **red** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:54 am

welcome

gunners71uk · Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:32 pm

welcome

gigglybug · Post: # 84757Post **gigglybug** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:13 pm

Hello and welcome Michael

Amanda

old tree man · Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:52 pm

hi and welcome

Russ

possum · Post: # 86074Post **possum** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:01 am

Hi there from a pom now in NZ. where abouts are you, I am in canterbury. I have a couple of elderberry trees, but the climate where I am is too dry (officially the lowest rainfall in NZ) and they survive, but do not flourish, though perhaps I should take cuttings and get a few smaller trees and stick them in the orchard which is on irrigation.
Why don't you start a new thread in the appropriate section devoted to the use of Elderberries - the poor mans medicine chest.

multiveg · Post: # 86161Post **multiveg** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:38 pm

Hello and welcome.
I had an ex-boyfriend from NZ (he called his hometown Wellington-Nowhere). I think he still lives in London. I miss the antipodean scene in London ("Church" on Sundays!) I miss L&P which he brought back from one return home to NZ.

marshlander · Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:46 pm

Hello Micheal

You had me going there, Multiveg! I was thinking 'missing Worcestershire sauce?!?

Then I googled it and came up with Lemon & Paeroa; now all becomes clear!

Millymollymandy · Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:56 am

multiveg wrote:Hello and welcome.
I had an ex-boyfriend from NZ (he called his hometown Wellington-Nowhere). I think he still lives in London. I miss the antipodean scene in London ("Church" on Sundays!) I miss L&P which he brought back from one return home to NZ.

I used to go to the Church with a load of Aussies and Kiwis too! Great fun!

farmerdrea · Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:15 am

Welcome, Micheal.

We make elderflower cordial each spring/summer, and we also feed branches/leaves to our goats.

Andrea
NZ

Sandra17 · Post: # 86425Post **Sandra17** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:56 am

Welcome Michael. I'm in NZ also. So elderberries like the wet do they? Not hard to provide that on the west coast.

hedgewitch · Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:45 am

Hello and welcome to the forum.