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Large, perennial, and deciduous, this shrub or small tree can grow up to 30 feet tall. It produces yellow or cream colored flowers in the spring and purple berries in the fall that provide an important food source for birds. This plant grows in full sun and partial shade, and in moist, well-drained soils.
May Attract
Blue Elderberry is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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