Sambucus nigra also known as elder tree or elderberry, it is a shrub with green leaves and white blossoms. The harvest season of elderberries depends on the weather and when the fruits are blue-black ...

Though elderberry trees can tolerate occasional dry spells, drought can affect their ability to thrive. They can be kept in partial shade, but will flower and fruit more profusely in full sun.

These eruptions likely cast a volcanic winter over the northern hemisphere, impacting the trees at Mount Iškoras in Norway, where the study was conducted. "Blue rings look like unfinished growth ...

Overall, only 2.1% of the pine trees' rings and 1.3% of the juniper shrubs' rings were blue; the cells which hadn't lignified properly were mainly found at the end of growth rings, in latewood ...

Blue Island was awarded a $150,000 grant to improve the city’s tree canopy, which will be used to prune and remove trees that pose a public safety risk during storms, officials said. The city ...

A blue ring formed in 1902 in a tree in northern Norway. Image by Pawel Matulewski and Liliana Siekacz. Scientists studying pine trees and juniper shrubs in northern Scandinavia are revealing the ...

A blue ring formed in 1902 in a tree in northern Norway. Credit: Image by Pawel Matulewski and Liliana Siekacz. Blue growth rings in woody plant stems indicate years when cells failed to lignify ...

What Is Elderberry? Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is a dark purple berry found on the European or Black elder tree. The berry naturally grows in Europe, North America, North Africa, and Western Asia.

In Norway, scientists have found blue rings in trees that hint at how volcanic eruptions disrupted growth throughout history. Credits: Credits: Havardtl, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Scientists ...

Researchers monitored metabolic markers and analyzed gut microbiome changes to uncover its full potential. The study found that elderberry juice significantly influenced various aspects of metabolism.

Taken from a tree in Norway, this stained tree sample shows a blue ring from 1902. (Credit: Pawel Matulewski and Liliana Siekacz) Human skin isn't the only thing that can change color after facing the ...