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Rhe only elder berry I have here smells terrible and I consider inedible . So you could call yours Edible Elder
If we purchased elder cuttings from you this past spring, do you think we should transplant them this month or wait until early spring? I've got them in an air-pruned bed currently.
“Sashaberry”
How about birdie berry elderberry.😂 they look amazing.
I think "Birdie" would be a great cultivar name.
Any idea if the Black Lace cultivar produces fruit?
The Wyldewood elderberry is an indeterminate variety. Just as tomatoes are either determinate (ripen mostly at about the same time) and indeterminate (keep producing until frost), so it is with elderberries. That's why you see flowers and fully ripe fruit on the same Wyldewood plant. Secondly, you mentioned uneven ripening of the heads. With some of the newer varieties developed in Montana (Bob Gordon, Ranch, etc) the plants are cut to the ground when dormant. Then they bear fruit on one year branches and that seems to help with the uneven ripening. I can't say why, but it seems to work.
Will hybrid self-pollinating varieties (Marge) pollinate American varieties? I planted a bob Gordon and a Marge this year, and I’m not sure if I need another variety for pollination.
Given the size of the fruit, I would name it eldercherry
Hi I live in north west England and I just happen to be prepping elderberries to freeze. I don’t know anything about them so really enjoyed your video.
Since the fruit cluster ripens unevenly (and the ripe fruit drop) when do folks usually harvest? Like, do folks worry about removing a few green berries from a mostly ripe cluster, or wait for a morebripe cluster at the loss of some berries?
birdpoop berrybouquet
Since the novel elderberry is also a new "child", I think you should name it in honor of your new baby. 🙂
add the new variety to the open source seed initiative
Can you eat elderberrys raw?
How about naming your new elderberry Sashawn (Sasha+Sean)? Thanks for the video as always.
Those seedlings are fabulous! I have 5 but the names are buried underneath from when I planted them. The heads are not large but they produced a great harvest this 4th year.
"4hundrend49million AND THREE!"
Your REAL number…😂
Maybe call the first one you asked about a name for "Friendberry" ? Great video explaining characteristics of the elderberries you have!
"Dingleberry"
Sasha and Champion are my two favorites so far. Also named after the baby would be cool.
@EdibleAcres The elderberry should be named after your new-to-be little one!
Red Marvel for the new Elderberry:-)
That last variety, Dinner Plate! Sasha, we're going to need some elder recipes later, please? 😅
About ‘Marge’ :
Marge was selected by and named after Marge Millican (born 1927), who is affiliated with Wyldewood Cellars Winery, Mulvane, Kansas, USA. She previously released the ‘Wyldewood’ American elderberry cultivar in 2010 (Byers et al., 2010). ‘Marge’ is a seedling progeny of an open-pollinated ‘Haschberg’ European elderberry. The ‘Haschberg’ mother plant was obtained from a commercial elderberry planting near Tattendorf, Austria in 2001, and eventually grown at Wyldewood Cellars Winery, Mulvane, Kansas. Open-pollinated fruits and seeds were harvested from these ‘Haschberg’ plants, with resulting seedlings planted in the field for evaluation. The ‘Marge’ genotype was selected in 2004 as showing exceptional vigor and producing very large berries (Figs. 1 and and2).2). Propagules were provided to the University of Missouri and Missouri State University for evaluation in 2006. ‘Marge’ immediately showed outstanding vigor, pest resistance, and was noted for its very large berries; promising enough to be included in a multi-location genotype evaluation that was established in Missouri in 2008 (Thomas et al., 2015a).
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Wow, the fruit size on that seedling elderberry is wonderful!
Our largest, healthiest elderberry plant is also a seedling planted by a bird, and it's more vigorous, productive and self-pollinating than our other plants!
Thank you for your videos.
When does the nursery open for the fall?
❤❤❤ Beautiful Elderberries ❤❤❤
What's your thoughts how much to harvest and how much to let create a seed bank? I'm thinking collect 30% per plant, leave 70%.
Do I prune my European varieties in the same way as American? I have Samyl and Samdal… I can't find any clear info. Thanks!
“Edible acralis seansonei”
Definitely gotta name one after Juan,