Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

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http://www.durgan.org/URL/?JVXAQ 21 June 2010 Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

There are several elderberry bushes along my walking trail. The bushes are heavily laden with flowers and some fruit clusters are forming. It appears that, I am the only person pickling the fruit. One year I got 20 pounds and there was at least another 30 pounds left. I make juice from the berries and sometimes a pie. It has been a wet June and it appears the elderberry thrives under these conditions.

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http://www.durgan.org/URL/?RNMSZ 4 Septembr 2008 American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) 21 lbs picked

I dug up my last successful harvest in 2008. There were few elderberries in 2009 due to cold wet weather