Hairy Woody-elderberry: Sambucus sieboldiana or S.
buergeriana.
This elderberry has new shoots, rachis, pedicels, petioles, and a leaf
surface covered by long hair. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree 4-5m
high. Small pinnate leaves have two or three pairs, small leaves’ main
vein and lateral surface contains obvious yellowish-white hair. There is
yellow hair on the petiole, rachis and young shoots surface. Fruit is
orange-red with two or three seeds. The flowering period is from mid-May
to early-June and fruit mature time is July to August.
Geographic Distributions: Inner-Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning
as well as Korea and Japan. The plants are most commonly found on valley
slopes, forest margins and desert areas at about 540-1600m above sea
level. Medical uses: This species can be used for landscaping trees and
various medicinal properties, similar to the Wood Elderberry. New leaves
could be consumable and the crushed mixture of shoots and leaves could
help in curing injuries of muscles and bones.