High yielding, later-ripening elderberry adapted to the midwestern US. Origin: University of Missouri/Missouri State University, by P.L. Byers and A.L. Thomas. Selected from wild bushes of S. canadensis in 1995; tested as Brush Hills 1; introd. 2010. Tree: Fruit: medium to large, 52-111 mg; skin dark; high quality; TSS 9.8 °Brix; TA (malic) 0.69 g/100 ml; pH 4.7. Cyme: ripens uniformly; resistant to shattering; upright position when ripe; 83 g; secondary cymes commonly form below main cymes; abundant florets that are easily removed for use. Plant: medium to tall, to 2.2 m; spreading to upright growth habit; budbreak and bloom time later than Adams 2; harvest time 14-26 d later than Adams 2; higher yields than Adams 2 under Midwestern conditions.
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