Elderberry
Hardiness: zone 3-8
Elder give so much; they offer shade, habitat for pollinators and birds, and abundant medicine for all. They are self-fertile but will produce more fruit with multiple varieties. All the varieties we carry make large berries, and lots of them. They will often fruit on 1 year old wood, but I find they make more fruit when 1 and 2 year wood is present. Will benefit from being cut back down to the ground every 2-3 years.
York - Large-fruited, heavy-bearing, reliable producer. has shown to increase fruit load substantially when planted with Nova
Nova - Introduced by the Nova Scotia Experiment Station in 1946. Open-pollinated seedling of ‘Adams’. More compact, tops out at around 6-8 feet. Large flavorful berries. has shown to increase fruit load substantially when planted with York
Adams - Released in 1926, this variety has been a gold standard for decades. Productive and vigorous multi-stemmed shrub
Elderberry are easy to propagate from cuttings with at least one node. Stick the cuttings in the fall or the spring, and make sure they have enough moisture in year one. After that, expect a large stablished plant by year 3.
Hardiness: zone 3-8
Elder give so much; they offer shade, habitat for pollinators and birds, and abundant medicine for all. They are self-fertile but will produce more fruit with multiple varieties. All the varieties we carry make large berries, and lots of them. They will often fruit on 1 year old wood, but I find they make more fruit when 1 and 2 year wood is present. Will benefit from being cut back down to the ground every 2-3 years.
York - Large-fruited, heavy-bearing, reliable producer. has shown to increase fruit load substantially when planted with Nova
Nova - Introduced by the Nova Scotia Experiment Station in 1946. Open-pollinated seedling of ‘Adams’. More compact, tops out at around 6-8 feet. Large flavorful berries. has shown to increase fruit load substantially when planted with York
Adams - Released in 1926, this variety has been a gold standard for decades. Productive and vigorous multi-stemmed shrub
Elderberry are easy to propagate from cuttings with at least one node. Stick the cuttings in the fall or the spring, and make sure they have enough moisture in year one. After that, expect a large stablished plant by year 3.
Hardiness: zone 3-8
Elder give so much; they offer shade, habitat for pollinators and birds, and abundant medicine for all. They are self-fertile but will produce more fruit with multiple varieties. All the varieties we carry make large berries, and lots of them. They will often fruit on 1 year old wood, but I find they make more fruit when 1 and 2 year wood is present. Will benefit from being cut back down to the ground every 2-3 years.
York - Large-fruited, heavy-bearing, reliable producer. has shown to increase fruit load substantially when planted with Nova
Nova - Introduced by the Nova Scotia Experiment Station in 1946. Open-pollinated seedling of ‘Adams’. More compact, tops out at around 6-8 feet. Large flavorful berries. has shown to increase fruit load substantially when planted with York
Adams - Released in 1926, this variety has been a gold standard for decades. Productive and vigorous multi-stemmed shrub
Elderberry are easy to propagate from cuttings with at least one node. Stick the cuttings in the fall or the spring, and make sure they have enough moisture in year one. After that, expect a large stablished plant by year 3.