What is this?

bookmonster

can anyone ID this shrub? It's taller than me, pollinators arent' too fussed about the flowers and it's only produced berries once.

bookmonster

nutcutlet

Sambucus racemosa 

bookmonster

Thanks! Up to 4 metres tall and 4 metres spread - it's defninitely for the chop, much as it's a magnificent plant.

Dovefromabove

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

BobTheGardener

I agree with Dove - better to coppice it than lose it completely!