Is common Elder invasive?
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Two Elders have popped up over the past year in an area of garden we would like to redesign.
Whilst at they are not a problem at the moment (approximately 5ft), I have heard they can be invasive so am I best to move them now whilst they are manageable or are they able to be kept in check and more shrub like easily?
Thanks.
Whilst at they are not a problem at the moment (approximately 5ft), I have heard they can be invasive so am I best to move them now whilst they are manageable or are they able to be kept in check and more shrub like easily?
Thanks.
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East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
Or just prune them down to whatever height you want, but they will grow vigorously.
They do sucker a bit and seed dropped by birds germinate quickly
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
We have some around the garden but the others are giving good service as hedging.
I think they are attractive , just didn't want them to become a problem where they are. Cheers.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
It happens with blackcurrants and rowans too