Red Elderberry vs Chippewa Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Red Elderberry vs Chippewa Blueberry

Vaccinium x Chippewa

Sambucus racemosa

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Chippewa Blueberry
Red Elderberry

Chippewa Blueberry is the perfect shrub for attracting birds and butterflies. Incredibly cold-hardy, the Chippewa Blueberry is an upright shrub making it easy for harvesting. Known for producing high yields of large blue-colored berries, this blueberry is a favourite for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. As with all blueberries, the Chippewa needs soil with a low pH and high acidity.

Red Elderberry is an attractive, medium-sized deciduous shrub.

It produces clusters of white flowers in the spring and bright red berry-like drupes, which provide beautiful contrast against its coarse, textured green foliage.

Red Elder can be pruned as a small single or multi-stemmed tree.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Red Elderberry seeds at SeedTime.ca.

Chippewa Blueberry Quick Facts

Red Elderberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: red and orange
Berries: edible blue
Berries: bright red berries
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, juicy
Harvest: July
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: white
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none




Toxicity: toxic to humans
Other Names: chippewa half high blueberry, half high blueberry
Other Names: red elder