I have an elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) that has been producing flowers for the second year, but very few of the flowers are turning into berries.
I'm trying to determine what the problem is:
Option a) Elderberries don't self pollinate very well and thus I'd need a second bush?
Option b) Elderberries
should self-pollinate, and I just need to attract more pollinators?
Option c) It's something temperature related. The flowers did not like the intense heat we had this year?
Option d) It's just normal for only 10-20% of the elderberry flowers to turn into berries.
I am open to getting a second elderberry, but it's a space commitment so I'd like to know if that's the right problem. And I'm finding contradictory information on the web.