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Sambucus sieboldiana, the Japanese red elder, is a deciduous shrub or small tree from East Asia that grows up to about 4 m tall, grown for its red berries and handsome foliage. It thrives in a sunny to lightly shaded spot with reasonably moist, well-drained soil and tolerates cold winters.
Sambucus sieboldiana, commonly called the Japanese red elder, is a deciduous shrub in thel family Viburnaceae. It is native to East Asia, where it is found in Japan and Korea. Its natural habitat is in thickets and forest edges, in low elevations. It is a common species throughout its range.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sambucus sieboldiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
