Mexican elder (Sambucus mexicana) is a common tree/shrub in yards and landscaping around Las Cruces. Its leaves are compound with five to seven leaflets. It bears clusters of creamy white flowers ...

Sambucus mexicana, the Mexican elder, is a beautiful, small tree that has a place in Southwest landscapes. Sambucus mexicana is valued for its artsy trunk and showy floral display as one specimen ...

Western elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) bushes grow in almost any situation ... prune hard to return them to a manageable size and shape. The serrated leaves are a medium green and handsome in their ...

Gardeners looking for a drought-tolerant and highly disease-resistant native shrub might consider adding the blue elderberry (Sambucus cerulean also known as Sambucus Mexicana) to their landscape ...

calls the Mexican elder (Sambucus mexicana) the “state tree of southern New Mexico.” This semi-evergreen is not as common in northern New Mexico, but it can be found in the Albuquerque area.