Black Tower Elderberry 1 Live Shrub, 3 Gallon Pot – Sambucus nigra ‘Eiffel 1’

Black Tower Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Eiffel 1’) is a deciduous ornamental shrub prized for its rich purple-black foliage, upright columnar growth habit, and attractive pink flower clusters. Unlike elderberry varieties with broad, spreading forms, Black Tower develops a distinctly vertical silhouette that adds structure and dark foliage contrast to ornamental landscapes, mixed shrub borders, and garden accent plantings.

Throughout the growing season, Black Tower Elderberry produces dark burgundy-purple to nearly black leaves along its upright branches. In late spring to early summer, clusters of small, soft pink flowers appear against the dark foliage, creating an attractive contrast. Dark purple-black berries may follow flowering when suitable pollination occurs. The combination of dark leaves, pink blossoms, and narrow growth makes this cultivar especially useful for vertical landscape accents.

Black Tower Elderberry performs best in full sun to partial shade and fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Adequate sunlight helps maintain its dark foliage coloration, while consistent moisture supports healthy growth. Its upright habit makes it suitable for specimen plantings, mixed borders, ornamental screens, and large outdoor containers with sufficient root space.

Each order includes 1 live Black Tower Elderberry supplied in a 3-gallon nursery pot (G3).

Shipping Height: Not specified.

Shipping Size

• Quantity: 1 Live Black Tower Elderberry Plant

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Deciduous Shrub

• Foliage Color: Dark Burgundy-Purple to Nearly Black

• Flower Color: Soft Pink

• Flower Form: Broad, Flattened Clusters

• Fruit Color: Dark Purple-Black When Produced

• Growth Habit: Upright, Narrow, Columnar

• Bloom Season: Late Spring to Early Summer

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; May Be Dormant, Leafless, or Recently Pruned During Winter

Botanical Name Clarification: The supplied nursery abbreviation “SAMBUCUS N. ‘BLACK TOWER’” refers to Sambucus nigra ‘Eiffel 1’, commonly marketed as Black Tower Elderberry. Black Tower is the marketed name, while ‘Eiffel 1’ is the cultivar denomination.

Fruit Safety Disclosure: Black Tower Elderberry is offered as an ornamental landscape shrub. Raw or unripe elderberries and other plant parts may contain potentially harmful compounds. The berries should not be considered ready-to-eat fruit, and fruit production is not guaranteed.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Black Tower Elderberry Plant

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Common Name: Black Tower Elderberry

• Other Common Name: European Black Elderberry

• Scientific Name: Sambucus nigra ‘Eiffel 1’

• Cultivar: Eiffel 1

• Marketed Name: Black Tower

• Plant Family: Adoxaceae

• Plant Type: Deciduous Ornamental Shrub

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Live Shrub

• Growth Habit: Upright, Narrow, Columnar

• Foliage Color: Dark Burgundy-Purple to Nearly Black

• Foliage Texture: Compound Leaves With Serrated Leaflets

• Flower Color: Soft Pink

• Flower Form: Broad, Flattened Flower Clusters

• Bloom Season: Late Spring to Early Summer

• Fruit Color: Dark Purple-Black When Produced

• Fruit Use: Ornamental; Not Marketed as Ready-to-Eat

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 4–8

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Preference: Fertile, Moist, Well-Drained Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; Consistent Moisture Preferred

• Landscape Uses: Vertical Accents, Mixed Shrub Borders, Ornamental Screens, and Specimen Plantings

• Vertical Accent Suitable: Yes

• Narrow Landscape Planting Suitable: Yes

• Mixed Shrub Border Suitable: Yes

• Specimen Plant Suitable: Yes

• Ornamental Screen Suitable: Yes

• Container Suitable: Yes, in Large Containers With Adequate Root Space

• Outdoor Plant: Yes

• Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous

• Seasonal Appearance: May Be Dormant, Leafless, or Recently Pruned During Winter

• Primary Feature: Dark Purple-Black Foliage and Upright Columnar Growth

Live Black Tower Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Eiffel 1’), natural root system, nursery growing medium, 3-gallon nursery pot (G3).