Sampo
Elderberry, Sambucus nigra
Weak to medium strong growing variety with regular high yield and an early ripening time. This variety is suitable for lots of different purposes because of its good flavour. The wood is more sensitive to winter frost in the juvenile phase, very cold sites should be avoided to prevent damage.
Blossom
Blooming date
end of May/beginning of June
Fertility
self-fertile
Fruit
Ripening time
end of July to mid of August
Scale
large, rounded berries, medium large flower heads
Colour
shiny blue black, medium anthocyanin content
Utilisation
flower heads for extract, fruits for juice making and suitable for other processing products
Tree
Vigour
weak to medium strong
Crop load
high and regular, even ripening
Origin
Breeder, Place
Departement of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University Copenhagen, Copenhagen and Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture, Aarhus University, AU Aarslev, Denmark