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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

How and when to prune elderberry shrubs for beautiful bushes and a bumper crop of berries

Dark ripe berries on an elderberry shrub.

Knowing when and how to prune elderberry ensures the deciduous shrub always looks its best and is smothered in flowers and berries year after year.

The shrubs are very fashionable and simple to grow. Their popularity is down to the different shades of dramatic foliage, their reliable flowering, and the dark fruits they produce in late summer. The berries are often used in cooking or baking and have health and medicinal benefits.

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