This post on berry bushes in New Mexico gardens lists out quite a few varieties of small fruit, including tayberries, currants, gooseberries, elderberries and bush cherries, along with some basic growing info on each. Not much here I haven’t seen before, but they refer to the American elder, or Sambucus canadensis, as the “sweet elder,” which was a new reference for me. (After a bit more research, it seems that’s a common nickname for the canadensis, so into the “about elderberries” page it goes!)
Also of note in this article in the reminder that even if I get my elderberry bushes planted this spring, which I’m hoping to do, they won’t flower for a year or more, since fruit is usually produced on the limbs that are 1-3 years old. Bummer…
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