Cutting Wood Elderberry - Guincho

Guincho Purple  European Elderberry is a beautiful ornamental and fruiting shrub. This unique, purple-leafed form of Elderberry bears good crops of tasty, shiny black berries. Guincho Purple is prized for its wine-purple foliage, which contrasts beautifully with its large clusters of pink-tinted flowers. These Elderberries like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil and are partially self-fertile. Plant two varieties for heavier crops. Bearing Age: 2 -3 years after planting. Size at Maturity: 6-8 ft. in height.