Re: Sambucus "Black Beauty & Black Lace"

It doesn't seem to side-branch very much, so I think that if it's cut down to within a few inches of the ground every now and then and allowed to bush out it might look better.

I may try it with one of them.

d

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Daryl,
I think it did say that you could cut it back pretty good if it got too big. I was thinking that I would want to trim it like a tree... would that work if your is 'rangy'?
Tricia
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I have 'Black Beauty.' Got them at the Garden Writer's conference a few
years ago.

It's pretty rangy and loses it's foliage early. I think it will need to be cut back severely every
year or so. Does the article say anything about that?

Daryl
Zone 7a
Gardening on Heavy Clay

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Subject: [CHAT] Sambucus "Black Beauty & Black Lace"


I just saw a couple of pictures of these too shrubs. Wow... has anyone
seen them yet?
Sambucus "Black Beauty" has been out since 2000 but "Black Lace" is coming
out in 2006.
I get a newsletter from About.com Gardening Guide that has an interesting
article on "Black Foliage Shrubs to Add Color to Your Garden".
If you are interested I can forward the e-mail to you.
I love Elderberries anyway and this one looks exciting.
Tricia
zone 6b
western Ok
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