 Synonyms:
Common Elder, European Elder.Cultivation:
By seed or cuttings. Propagation of the Elder is very
easy. If you take a handful of 9 inch cuttings from the tips of
the young branches and stick them in good soil, many of them will
root nearly as easy as a Willow. The Elder flourishes in soil with
a high nitrogen content and is famous for naturally growing near
badger setts, rabbit warrens, near compost heaps and even in
churchyards.
Note from webmother to
page visitors:
Many of these pages are still bare bones. Whenever time allows, we
will continue to add information to the Tree Gallery until all the
trees have descriptions of their habitat, characteristics,
cultivation, uses and anything else of interest. Email us if you
are keen to know more about a particular tree and we will do our
best to complete that one next.
Traditional knowledge:
The-Tree also offers a page where
you can read the entry for Elder
from "A Modern Herbal" (Mrs. M. Grieve, ed. Mrs.
C.F.Leyel) published in 1931. Obviously things have moved on
since then, yet this book is still often unsurpassed in its scope
and depth of traditional knowledge. The page pops up in a new
window. Close it to return to the Tree Gallery.
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