On 13/6/06 12:06, in article , "K"
wrote:

Sacha writes
On 12/6/06 21:32, in article , "H
Ryder" wrote:

can you use black elder or does it have to be green? TIA


No idea, I'm afraid. I've only ever used the ordinary hedgerow type and so
do the friends of mine who make the cordial.

Not knowing the context of this, I'm confused?

What is black elder, and what is green elder?

The common hedgerow elder is Sambucus nigra, which to my simple mind
would be black elder.

There are varieties of it however, such as 'Black Lace', so perhaps Jenny is
thinking of that.

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)