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"All Laced Up" Elderberry #929131

Asked April 21, 2026, 3:26 PM EDT

Is All Laced up Elderberry fast spreading. I love the plant but don't want it to take over my garden. Thank you

Ramsey County Minnesota

Expert Response

Common Elderberry can sucker and spread but the cultivars developed such as Black Lace and Laced up are bred to sucker less. This doesn’t mean that they won’t sucker. If you plant one or more, they will have to be maintained because in ideal conditions, they can sucker. 

The only information I have found specifically on Laced Up is from Proven Winners who developed this variety.

Laced Up has a columnar habit and will need a pollinator such as Black Lace to get berries. 

Laced Up could get to 10’ tall by 4’ wide at maturity so allow room for it to grow. 

https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/sambucus/laced-elderberry-sambucus-nigra

https://trees.umn.edu/black-tower-elderberry-sambucus-nigra-eiffel-1

Deb Reierson Replied April 21, 2026, 7:22 PM EDT

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