Wild-growing relatives of native berry bushes thrive mainly at the edge of the forest and in the undergrowth. As a result, they are accustomed to humus-rich soils that are covered with a thick layer of leaves during the fall and winter months. To recreate these conditions in your own garde...
Leave a maximum of ten strong young shoots on each bush and remove all perennial shoots. Next year, your elderberry will bear fruit on this year’s shoots, which will in turn be replaced by newly regrown canes the following year. In elderberry shrubs, the first generation of fruit on a ...