Elder

Whilst wandering alone in the wooded area near our home, my daughter returned very excited and certain she had found an Elder tree.  There are precious few trees with in miles and miles of us so, this was an exciting discovery.



We have only been here for just over 2 years and summer is very short here so far north.  We have not yet had the pleasure of meeting an elder tree.

Off we raced to get samples for identification.  We got flowers heads and leaves.

It seems she has identified it correctly and so we will keep a look out for the berries.  The flowers are mostly gone so no elderflower wine, perhaps next year.

There is much magical and medicinal significance attached to elder trees.

http://www.woodlands.co.uk/owning-a-wood/tree-identification/elder.php
http://www.shee-eire.com/Herbs,Trees&Fungi/Trees/Elder/Factsheet1.htm
http://www.selfsufficientish.com/elder.htm#cordial