Love this, so much info on Elderberries, just recently heard of them, a year or so ago, so glad to have found you, and hope to purchase some of these berries and try them and hope I can find some Elderberry Jam.....been looking for this all over.....hope to find it here ...thanks for the info....
Sherie makes me think that I need to "go big, or go home!" She started with 350 Bob Gordons, now has 2800 bushes, and is a woman with a plan. I just received 48 Bob Gordan Elderberry starts and realize that I should've made the order 10X. Sherie is an inspiration to the elderberry craft! So, the Pocahontas cultivar is mentioned here. Why is it "the newest and greatest"?
Uncooked ripe seeds can make one sick and if enough are eaten could cause death to a young child. Once cooked or dried that compound is destroyed. But to be honest I tried one ripe berry. They are so bitter I spit it out. No one would want to eat them raw. They aren’t harmful to animals.
Im pretty sure you can eat raw berries from the wild Canadensis elderberry shrubs. But you are right i think most cultivars you have to boil the berries. The stems have cyanide in them also.
Love this, so much info on Elderberries, just recently heard of them, a year or so ago, so glad to have found you, and hope to purchase some of these berries and try them and hope I can find some Elderberry Jam.....been looking for this all over.....hope to find it here ...thanks for the info....
Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Great overview thank you!
Great information and video. Thank you
Great information
Nice video. Thanks
Very helpful
Sherie makes me think that I need to "go big, or go home!" She started with 350 Bob Gordons, now has 2800 bushes, and is a woman with a plan. I just received 48 Bob Gordan Elderberry starts and realize that I should've made the order 10X. Sherie is an inspiration to the elderberry craft! So, the Pocahontas cultivar is mentioned here. Why is it "the newest and greatest"?
What plants do you recommend are the best for planting in Hollister, MO? I only want a few trees.
I just realized something. There is no weeding around my elderberries. The canopy is so thick there is no sun.
Where can I get a t shirt like her pink one?
Did you mention that the seeds are poisonous?
I did not know they were poisonous..... please explain, how they can be made into Jam, and drinks, etc.....
Uncooked ripe seeds can make one sick and if enough are eaten could cause death to a young child. Once cooked or dried that compound is destroyed. But to be honest I tried one ripe berry. They are so bitter I spit it out. No one would want to eat them raw. They aren’t harmful to animals.
Are you thinking of Pokeweed?
Nope. I routinely eat raw berries.
Im pretty sure you can eat raw berries from the wild Canadensis elderberry shrubs. But you are right i think most cultivars you have to boil the berries. The stems have cyanide in them also.