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bookmonster
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can anyone ID this shrub? It's taller than me, pollinators arent' too fussed about the flowers and it's only produced berries once.
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Sambucus racemosa
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks! Up to 4 metres tall and 4 metres spread - it's defninitely for the chop, much as it's a magnificent plant.
Hmm, why not coppice it?
It responds well to that treatment, you get all the benefit of the wonderful foliage and yet you can keep it to a reasonable size. That's what I would do.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=121
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/63760/Sambucus-racemosa-Sutherland-Gold/Details
Last edited: 18 September 2016 14:29:13
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree with Dove - better to coppice it than lose it completely!