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Elderberry Identification

ClairebstokesClairebstokes Posts: 7
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Hello! We have a tree in our garden, which I think is elderberry. I would like to make syrup from the berries but I am not 100% sure it is in fact elderberry. All of the information I have read says the leaves are serrated but the leaves on our tree are not. I would really appreciate any help to identify our tree please. Many thanks.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2020
    NOT ELDERBERRY !!!

    Im not sure what it is ... can’t see leaves properly ... cornus possibly ...  but it’s definitely not elderberry and I wouldn’t eat or cook with it without a very positive ID. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ClairebstokesClairebstokes Posts: 7
    Thank you so much for your quick reply and for the warning! Very much appreciated :)
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Agree with Dovefromabove, it's definitely not an Elderberry shrub. Looks like a Dogwood. It might be Cornus Sanguinea.
  • ClairebstokesClairebstokes Posts: 7
    Thank you very much for your suggestions! I will have a look at these to see if it is one of those.
  • ClairebstokesClairebstokes Posts: 7
    It is a Cornus Sanguinea! Thank you again 😀
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
     :) 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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