Sambucus nigra Black Lace | Elder 'Eva' - 240-260cm, 20lt Fruit Trees is an excellent ornamental tree

is an excellent ornamental tree

It was found as a chance seedling and introduced in 1874

provided they are well drained

changing their colour into pink

purple to black berries

Sambucus nigra Black Lace | Elder 'Eva' - 240-260cm, 20lt Fruit Trees is an excellent ornamental treeSambucus nigra Black Lace, or Eder Eva, is a large, upright, deciduous shrub with deeply dissected, lacy, dark purple, almost black, leaves, rich red in autumn, and flattened panicles of tiny, lemon scented, white to pale pink flowers in summer, followed by edible, purple black berries in early autumn. Attractive to birds and bees. Elder 'Eva' tolerates a wide range of soils, but prefers medium to wet, moderately fertile, humus rich, well drained