Species: Sambucus nigra L.
Italian common noun: Sambuco comune, Sambuco nero
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Natural shapesShrubs DeciduosFull sunPartial shade
Climate resistance: + / -20° CClimate resistance: + / -20° C
- Legislative Decree no. 151

Origin: Europe, West Asia, North Africa

Botanical characteristics: It is a large shrub or small tree. It is deciduous, fast-growing and has upright and bushy growth habit. Bark is cracked and corky. Leaves are uneven and contain 5-7 oval-shaped, serrated leaflets. In June, it blooms small white, fragrant flowers gathered in large flat umbrella, 10-20 cm wide. Then, infructescenses of shiny blackish-red berries follow the flowering.

Agronomic and environmental characteristics: It grows spontaneously in the woods, scrubs, hedges and uncultivated lands. It fits any soil, even if it prefers the fresh and calcareous one.

Use: It is used for rural hedges, scrubs and mixed borders in spontaneous gardens. It is suitable for the re-naturalization of degraded and uncultivated areas.

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Produzione Note Altezza Circonferenza tronco Diametro/Lato chioma Q.tà  
Vaso 9.9.13 Vaso 9.9.13
Vaso Ø 18 Vaso Ø 18
Vaso Ø 22 Vaso Ø 22
Zolla 80-100 cm
Zolla 100-125 cm
Zolla 125-150 cm
Zolla 150-175 cm
Zolla 175-200 cm
Zolla 200-250 cm
Zolla 250-300 cm