The Elderberry is a widely known and has a large number of uses, not only for its flowers which appear in profusion in summer, covering it in clusters of tiny white blooms, or it's berries which are often used for juice and wine making but also for other, medicinal and even mythical qualities. So if you are looking for a hedge that is practical, has culinary use and will even protect your house from lightening (according to folklore), then Sambucus nigra is it! Height: 8m (26'). Spread: 4m (13'). Planting Distance: 30cm (12). (4 plants per metre for a single line hedge).