Bark is gray and smooth with corky projections.
Fruit is a purple berry-like drupe.
Elder-berry is a shrub or small tree found on wet to moist sites, often in drainage ditches, in the east and central U.S. Shade intolerant. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.