elderberry in salty soil?
 

Anybody know whether an elderberry plant can tolerate salty soil?

I have an area near the driveway, about 2 feet by 4 feet, which has
nothing but dirt and rocks. It gets a lot of road salt draining into
it, in the winter. I'd like to put something in it, which will be
between 3 and 20 feet tall.

Will an elderberry do well? If not, what do you recommend?

Thank you for all answers!

Ted Shoemaker, certified Gray Thumb

Madison, Wisconsin, US

USDA zone 4/5
AHS heat zone 4/5
Sunset zone 43

elderberry in salty soil?
 

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Anybody know whether an elderberry plant can tolerate salty soil?

I have an area near the driveway, about 2 feet by 4 feet, which has
nothing but dirt and rocks. It gets a lot of road salt draining into
it, in the winter. I'd like to put something in it, which will be
between 3 and 20 feet tall.

Will an elderberry do well? If not, what do you recommend?

Thank you for all answers!

Ted Shoemaker, certified Gray Thumb

Madison, Wisconsin, US

USDA zone 4/5
AHS heat zone 4/5
Sunset zone 43

Did you try adding some sugar to sweeten it up a little?

elderberry in salty soil?
 

Doug Kanter wrote:

Did you try adding some sugar to sweeten it up a little?

Hmmm. Did I reach rec.gardens, or rec.cooking? ;)

Ted Shoemaker

elderberry in salty soil?
 

I'd go with a pine, probably Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta). Here in
Oregon it grows readily in sandy soils about as close to the ocean as
you can get, which includes getting salt spray. But we have a lot of
acidic rainfall as well, which can change salt pretty quickly.

Daniel B. Wheeler
www.oregonwhitetruffles.com