Sambucus canadensis prophouse-on-the-horizon organic floor of a woodland

organic floor of a woodland understory

Chinquapin is the chestnut family's word for a small sweet nut

Buxus bodinieri

The wild azaleas of the Southern woods have been admired for generations as bush honeysuckles

Sambucus canadensis prophouse-on-the-horizon organic floor of a woodland3 Gallon, pick up only. Some plants seem woven into the memory of the land, and Sambucus canadensis, the American elderberry, is one of them. Found along fence rows, creek banks, and the forgotten edges of old fields, this native shrub has long kept company with the settler's dooryard and the woodland wanderer's path alike, as useful as it is familiar. A generous grower, the elderberry rises in loose thickets of arching canes, crowned in early summer