By Paulmurray
United Kingdom 
I have very limited space,can I clip and trim my Sambucus without doing any harm, it would be in well drained soil in a sunny spot ?
On plant
Sambucus nigra
23 Apr, 2010
Answers
Mine is just coming into bud and its 4yrs growth and never been pruned.
Its heavy rain today but as soon as its dry shall take a photo.
The foliage is absuletly stunning .
23 Apr, 2010
I prune mine about this time every year, have had it for 7 yrs and it can get quite big and bushy. Get a really good show of flowers each year.
23 Apr, 2010
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You can prune them to size, but you have to decide when to do this - some people wait until after they've flowered, while others grow them for the foliage and clip them earlier in the year.
23 Apr, 2010