Question: I encountered this woody plant with pinnately compound leaves on 2 different sites in the last 2 weeks (5/2 in …
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I encountered this woody plant with pinnately compound leaves on 2 different sites in the last 2 weeks (5/2 in Haverhill, NH; 5/16 in Lincoln, NH). In both cases they were on the sides of old logging roads. They look like they could be a Sambus species but I'm not aware that Red or Black Elderberry would be on the verge of flowering this early.
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Dear gdewolf, good morning. The plant you've photographed is Sambucus racemosa (red elderberry). It flowers early in the season (much ahead of Sambucus nigra). The flower buds are red-purple, but they will open up as white.
