Data sheet

Sambucus canadensis

Description
Life form	shrub	Physiology	deciduous, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	20	5	25	Soil texture	medium	heavy, medium
Rainfall (annual)	600	1200	300	4000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	20	10	60	65	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	6	6.5	5.3	7.3	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw), boreal (E)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-35	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.