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Elderberry, Common Elderberry

This common shrub to East Texas produces an abundant supply of fruit each summer. The fruit, available in midsummer, makes excellent jellies and jams and is high in vitamins A and C. The raw berries, however, have an unpleasant flavor and should not be eaten in quantity. Cooking removes the unpleasant taste. The green berries, leaves, twigs and roots may be slightly toxic.

Quick ID:

This is a shrub to about 10 feet tall. The leaves are once pinnately compound and very rarely twice pinnately compound. The petiole and rachis of the leaf resemble a celery stalk. It is found in mesic to wet areas.

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