Sambucus nigra Black Tower
Sambucus nigra Black Tower forms upright columns of lush, purple-black foliage with flat-topped clusters of pink and white flowers followed by edible black fruit.
Sambucus nigra Black Tower ‘Eiffel 1’ (aka Licorice Stix) is an amazing columnar addition to the elderberries with strongly upright stems 6-8 feet tall and only 3-4 feet wide covered in lush, serrated, purple-black foliage similar to ‘Black Beauty’. Flat-topped clusters of pink and white, self-fertile flowers in early summer followed by purple-black, edible berries. More fruit is produced if a different cultivar is also present. Tolerant of moist sites.
Common Name: Black Elderberry
Family: Adoxaceae (The Viburnum family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 6-10'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour: Green, Black
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries: Black
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Hedgerows, scrub, woods, roadsides, and waste places especially on disturbed base-rich and nitrogen-rich soils.
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Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, Garden Origin
