Elder ‘Golden Tower’ 40/60cm (3L)
Sambucus nigra
£18.95
Sambucus nigra ‘Golden Tower’ is a unique elderberry with bright golden foliage that grows in an unusual upright column. Unlike its sprawling cousins, this compact elder keeps neat and slim, making it perfect for smaller gardens. Its fragrant cream flowers in summer attract pollinators, while its architectural form adds year-round interest.
- ✓ Unique columnar elder with bright golden foliage that creates a stunning vertical accent in gardens. Maintains a neat, upright habit perfect for small spaces and tight corners
- ✓ Produces fragrant cream flowers in early summer that attract bees and butterflies, followed by black berries loved by garden birds. Excellent for wildlife-friendly gardens
- ✓ Fast-growing and hardy shrub that quickly creates impact while staying compact and manageable. Ideal for creating golden screens or adding height to borders
- ✓ Versatile garden plant that thrives in sun or partial shade, perfect for brightening up darker corners. Creates year-round interest with its architectural form
- ✓ Quality UK stock from the UK's only dedicated Redwood Trees Nursery - DEFRA Registered Supplier
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This striking variety of our native elder was developed in recent years to combine the beauty of golden foliage with a space-saving columnar habit, making it perfect for modern gardens.
The ‘Golden Tower’ brings a brilliant splash of colour to gardens with its bright golden leaves that seem to glow in the sunlight. These feathery, divided leaves create a lovely textural display and hold their colour well throughout the growing season, especially when planted in full sun.
Unlike traditional elders that can become rather unruly, this variety grows in a neat, upright column. It’s a brilliant choice for narrow spaces, reaching up rather than out. The compact habit means it won’t take over your garden but still provides plenty of vertical interest.
In early summer, the plant produces clusters of sweetly scented cream flowers that stand out beautifully against the golden foliage. These blooms are a magnet for bees and butterflies, bringing welcome wildlife to your garden. The flowers are followed by glossy black berries that attract garden birds.
This elder is remarkably tough and adaptable. It’s fully hardy in British gardens and grows happily in most soil types, though it prefers things on the moist side. It’s also quite quick to establish, making a good show within a couple of growing seasons.
‘Golden Tower’ works brilliantly as a striking focal point or in groups to create golden screens. It’s particularly good for adding height to borders without spreading sideways, and its bright foliage helps to light up shadier corners of the garden.
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Please note: Decorative pots shown are for display purposes only. Your tree will be supplied in a standard plastic nursery pot shown in the other pictures.
Season of Interest
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Pot Size
2 litre
Foliage
Deciduous
Foliage Colour
Golden/Yellow
Flower Colour
White
Hardiness
-15°C to -10°C (H5)
When MatureWatering
Moderate
Preferred Soil Type
Any well drained soil
Fragrance
Moderate
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
| Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £1.32 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £10.74 (Flat) | This item |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £5.99 (Flat) | This item |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £13.14 (Flat) | |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (APC/-1| | £11.94 (Flat) | |
| Large Items (Heavy or +1.4m) - Pallet Courier | £108.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items (Heavy or +1.4m) - Standard Courier (APC) | £29.94 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £96.00 (Flat) |
We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.
We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.
We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.
Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010
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We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.
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