Red Elderberry vs Patriot Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Red Elderberry vs Patriot Blueberry

Vaccinium x Patriot

Sambucus racemosa

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Patriot Blueberry
Red Elderberry

The Patriot Blueberry offers the largest fruit of all the early season blueberries and thrives in an acidic soil with a low pH. With fruit that can easily grow to the size of a quarter, you'll be known for having the largest blueberries for miles. The Patriot Blueberry is ideal for fresh eating, baking, and preserving. Cold hardy and self-pollinating, the Patriot Blueberry is also resistant to root rot.

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.

Patriot Blueberry Quick Facts

Red Elderberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: toxic to humans
Fall colour: red to deep red
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: white
Berries: edible blue
Berries: bright red berries
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, mild
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, PE
Other Names: patriot highbush blueberry, patriot northern highbush blueberry
Other Names: red elder