This productive, commercial cultivar has a vigorous, bushy habit that is similar to Samdal, but not as dense. Plants are partially self fruitful, but planting two cultivars will assure better fruit production.(http://www.raintreenursery.com/catalog/producttype.cfm?producttype=ELDER) 03/30/2009 Two experiments with 14 new elderberry cultivars were carried out. The standard cultivar used for comparison was Sambu. The plant characteristics were evaluated using an annual pruning in order to keep the plants as bushes with many strong and upright shoots. Fruit yield, optimal harvest time, umbel weight, fruit weight, % fruit in the umbels and juice yield by pressing were determined. The fruit quality was evaluated in terms of the content of anthocyanin, titratable acid, soluble dry matter, and the flavour score of sweet juice. On the basis of bush yield, fruit anthocyanin content, number of upright shoots and the flavour score, 4 cultivars were selected as commercially valuable and were named Samidan, Samdal, Sampo and Samyl. K. Kaack. Tidsskrift for Planteavl 1989 Vol. 93 No. 1 pp. 59-65