Sambucus racemosa ssp. sieboldiana is
a deciduous shrub or small tree that grows as tall as 6m and
branches well from lower parts; the branches extend as if to draw a
parabola. Leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis, of an imparipinnate
compound leaf of 8-30cm in length. The leaves on the branches with
flowers have 2-3 pairs of leaflets, while those without flowers have
3-6 teams. The leaflets measure 3-10cm long, 1-4cm wide, and are
long-oblong-shaped, with sharp tips and bases round to cuneate and
margins with fine serrations. The new branch's tips give 3-10cm wide
panicles and set many 3-5mm across flowers that tinge yellow-white,
occasionally light purple. Drupes mature in dark red. Bloom-time:
March-May. |