Elderberry Sambucus nigra is a very popular shrub for naturalistic plantings.It is valued for its fragrant flowers and juicy fruit that can be used in preserves and on which birds eat.Currently, there are many decorative varieties, such as 'Black Beauty', 'Guincho Purple', 'Monstrosa', and utility.
Lilac, led in the form of a bush, has very long shoots, which break easily under the weight of the fruit (and in the winter the snow cap). In utility crops, it has been adopted to keep plants in a standard form. For this purpose, we select as simple as possible cuttings with evenly developed side shoots, which we cut to 2-4 stitches during planting.In the future, fruit-bearing shoots will be knocked out of the skeleton formed in this way.
Prune those that bear fruit in late winter.One-year-old shoots and the main shoot are shortened by one third.Thanks to this, we will retain full control over the size of the crown, and the trees will form larger panicles flowers and bore more fruit.
