‘Bob Gordon’ Elderberry

Abstract

‘Bob Gordon’, a selection of the American elderberry ( Sambucus canadensisL.; syn. Sambucus nigrassp. canadensis(L.) R. Bolli), is a productive, adapted cultivar that has out-performed the standard ‘Adams II’ and other genotypes in multiple studies. ‘Bob Gordon’ has been under continuous evaluation since 1999, most recently in a cultivar trial conducted at two sites in Missouri and one in Oregon, and a pruning trial conducted at two Missouri sites. In the cultivar trial ‘Bob Gordon’ had greater overall mean yield (2.75 kg/plant) and larger berry size (92 mg) compared with Adams II (1.78 kg/plant and 60 mg, respectively). In the pruning trial ‘Bob Gordon’ also had greater mean yield (1.86 kg/plant) and larger berry size (86 mg) across multiple experimental variables compared with ‘Adams II’ (0.65 kg/plant and 63 mg, respectively).