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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
In message , mark
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At an 'open gardens' event in July I took a cutting of this plant
(with permish!) and it took successfully.
I would like to know what it is.

It's a purple cut-leaved elder. None of the cultivar names in Plant
Finder rings a bell, but Google finds me Sambucus nigra Black Lace,
which may be the cultivar you have. Further googling informs me that
that Black Lace is a sales name for Sambucus nigra 'Eva', which is in
Plant Finder.

Thanks
mark

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On the subject of elders, Chiltern list seed of S. caerulea (=S.
glauca), or Blue elderberry. They claim it bears very heavy crops of
berries "prized in California for pies, jams and wine". This makes me
wonder if it's a better fruit than our native elder, which can certainly
give good wine if you know what you're doing, but I wouldn't choose to
make jam out of. Has anybody any knowledge or experience of this tree?


Yes the american elders grow well in the uk and flower well but the fruit
set is never as heavy as our native elder and the birds strip them before
they are ripe (so they are tasty)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea