How to Propagate and Root Elderberry Cuttings

[@bethanyfields4706]

Luke. I took my cuttings with 2 "NODES" per section and stuck the 45° angle into the GROUND in LATE FALL, here in East Tennessee. Every single one of them is THRIVING!👍🏼👏🏼🌱♥️

[@giantfactory]

No root hormone powder to help?

[@MIgardener]

That’s awesome! They do root very easily.

[@Firstfalconfree]

Thank you! We have probably 50 elderberry trees growing wild on our homestead, and I want to share some of the abundance with friends and family. ❤

[@ruthshaw1037]

You’re such a beautiful soul. Sharing info not to benefit you monetarily but to benefit others.

[@thatguythisguy6828]

He sells stuff to

[@nanhoffman6241]

We just take our cuttings and stick them in the ground every spring. Accidentally broke a branch off of one this winter... cut it into four pieces and stuck them in the ground in 30° weather. They are already covered in new growth here in Wyoming. No fuss and we have never lost any. They grow roots easily and fast.💜✝️

[@bethanyfields4706]

I successfully started them all over my yard! I found them growing WILD here! ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

[@MIgardener]

lucky you!!!

[@resarm5007]

@@MIgardener Luke...the best time to prop these is FALL. They root best in COLD WEATHER. Take cuttings and dip in root tone, stick in the ground. Easy peasy. This isn't complicated. They root over the winter.

[@davehendricks4824]

The birds planted mine. They also planted mulberries and currants and gooseberries and black raspberries.

[@Acts-1322]

So cool

[@ourgeorgiasuburbanhomestea6309]

I do oodles of cuttings every year. You CAN take cuttings once they are leafing out, though. Maybe the difference between our methods is that I do not use the water soak, I just cut and stick into good quality soil. My cuttings thrive and sometimes will fruit in the first year. It's crazy. Elderberry, or Sambucus nigra, also produces better if you have two cultivars. I grow and sell both Johnny and Adams varieties. And, those of you reading this, PLEASE be aware that elderberry will take over your universe! So plant it where you have PLENTY of space!

[@montanaliving4769]

Can they live in very large containers? Just got mine and im trying to figure out where or how to plant them so they don't wander all over NY back yard.

[@brandonblazer3145]

@@montanaliving4769 I've had one growing in a large pot for past 2 years, seems to be doing well. I bring it in over winter, I live in Wisconsin.

[@MIgardener]

Elderberry will totally root at most stages correct. But it is a general best practice to do it when the plant is just breaking dormancy. There are more rooting enzymes present.

[@ourgeorgiasuburbanhomestea6309]

@@montanaliving4769 I make cuttings most springs and tell folks to let them live in their pots at least 4-5 months to establish a good root ball before transplanting to its forever home. As long as you're not in the summer draught weather season, they should transplant easily. They are an understory bush and should be watered-in for days until you see new growth (it happens fast). Be forewarned, they spread like crazy. Just two (of different varieties for better yield) can rapidly take up quite a bit of room.

[@ourgeorgiasuburbanhomestea6309]

@@MIgardener Absolutely, but I have never had a problem with cuttings rooting from early spring thru December. The ones I took in the dead of winter didn't do so well, and they were in full dormancy. Now, if you could give us the secret to propagating Laurus nobilis (bay leaf) I would be forever grateful! I know it should be done in late June - July... but it is so darn difficult! I have made videos on propagating curry, acerola cherry and now cardamom, so I am pretty good at those -- but bay? I really need some pointers.

[@diannevaldez8670]

Thank you Luke!!! You explained a lot to me! Thank you!!!

[@lindapetersen1800]

Luke I always learn things from YOU LUKE it is a pleasure to listen & learn from YOU !!! By the way the mugs I got from you make Hot Cocoa Taste BETTER than all get out IT IS GRAND TO HAVE A CUP of HOT COCOA with listening to YOU!!!

[@Mark723]

Luke is the most informative, most enjoyable, most interesting person to watch on the KZbins (my Millennial nephew always teases me as to how Boomers refer to this streaming service). Enjoy your cocoa. We're down to 34F tomorrow night here in the Mid-Atlantic, so I may be joining you. Thank you, Luke, for your enthusiasm and sincerity.

[@jessicaleighdargaclark4536]

I agree! I had the pleasure of meeting Luke in person and he is so incredibly genuine both on screen and off, not to mention so willing to share information and knowledge which is why I appreciate him so much. Thanks Luke for all you do. Maybe next Monday will be a nice springy 50-60* and not 35 or 80! Btw- Oil Can?!?! I laughed so hard!! Cheers!

[@gtiernan1]

I just cut 'em back and stick the cuttings in the ground! I am in NW Montana. The only time I pot 'em up is when I am selling or giving away. I start them rooting in a mix of perlite & vermiculite - they form bigger and stronger roots than just putting them in water. Peace out.

[@SablePixelAdventures]

*saves to playlist* I'll just keep this safety there until I FINALLY move out of my apartment and can have more than a few GreenStalks on my balcony!

[@MIgardener]

That will be exciting!!!

[@brent9516]

Elderberry cuttings pretty much root themselves. It's the easiest plant to root. Thx for the info.

[@charliesrotten]

FYI with the elderberries... The roots spread prolifically so be sure you want them for a very long time where you plant them. And the flowers smell amazing. :)

[@gtiernan1]

Truth! I am planting them as a hedgerow at the very back end of my 5 acre property. They'll provide a nice screen from looking at the neighbors place.

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Thanks so much for doing a video about Elderberry!!

[@loriflarson4236]

I liked the 3rd method best. Thanks for the info!

[@elsbethadams]

I’m so excited! I got from the store on Monday when you first started selling them, they flew home with me today. I have them in water right now for a few days and I’ll plant them probably this weekend. :)

[@MIgardener]

Good luck with them!

[@lwedel3361]

We are in Germany and there’s a guy here from another country who swears to me they simply cut a 4-6“ new branch and stick it straight into the place you want it to grow. Gonna try this now before it heats up. Last November (early winter), I cut a tonne of 6“ branches of all types of berries, and submerged them in water and left them inside my terrace (warm/light). Now I’ve got about 20 of each tree, bush etc. I potted them into soil in very early spring.

[@dalegaa4094]

Very useful info. I plan to give it a try. Thanks.

[@vanessaadams9145]

YAAAASSSSS!!! TY LUKE! Got em finally lol just ordered my cuttings I thought I missed out lol 😁😁

[@angelatallman7911]

Do you know what variety the cuttings are? I got mine too.

[@nasticalu]

Du er så sjov, jeg er vild med din humor 😄

[@generalsmedleybutler340]

For those living in dry or Mediterranean climates, there is a Western US native elderberry called blue elderberry that is very similar and also edible.

[@NanaTrece9444]

I live in South Florida and my elderberry never goes into dormancy. So when do I do this and what time of year do I trim them?

[@debramackawgy9245]

Hi I’m new here nice meeting everyone. I was just wondering how long it takes to get fruit from a new elderberry tree ❤

[@johnthroop2092]

Excellent video! It's June 24 now here in southern Michigan not 3 or 4 weeks before frost, so is it ok to root cuttings now? Also, when they are rooted, the plants are newly rooted, so if I plant them outside will they survive the winter, or should I keep them indoors their first year or doesn't it matter?

[@elizabetha6265]

i haven't watched the video but i just came here to say i've literally just chopped and stuck pruned branches in the ground and they took lol might be the easiest plant to propagate

[@mikel646]

I was literally just thinking about this today. Now if I can just remember where in the field I saw that elderberry bush last year...

[@p0ln]

thanks Luke, it's one of our native plants in Ireland, I constantly get donors and have maintained a few...I wanna bonzai one of them

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@1timothydillon]

I'm attempting to grow elderberry from seeds, I have six pots planted, and chilling in the refrigerator until September.

[@jmuench420]

If you do stuff like this regularly I'd recommend buying an aeroponic cloner. You can get modest sized ones for well under $100.

[@debramackawgy9245]

Oh and thank you

[@prolly2stoned420]

I hope you have some next year me and my sister in law would love to grow some

[@shamonewilson6216]

Yes I need some!!

[@jhebertdelacruz5437]

Several weeks ago I ordered some seeds to grow them shortly after they arrive. Is it being shipped yet?

[@maryjurgens6120]

If I want to do a cutting from a pear tree do I do the same process only with a longer time for root development?

[@charlesdevier8203]

Yes, same method. I make cuttings of my fruit trees and fruiting bushes in the spring when I am pruning everything. Like Luke did, I stick 6 cuttings in each pot and water each week. Many will grow and be ready to trans-plant by mid-summer or fall.

[@RJ-mh1bu]

What cultivar of the North American variety is the cuttings? I actually ordered these and didnt see that information on website.

[@Savannahjbo]

what else will this method work on, Roses ? blueberry ? blackberry ? ect ect

[@thehoop74]

I ordered 4 cuttings. I have had them in water for almost 2 months as per instruction. 2 have leaves sprouting and 2 have a long root formed. There are the white nodules on all of them. I'm in zone 7b can I plant them outside in ground or do I need to pot them first?? If I can plant in ground will they come back each year? Thank you for your videos

[@jmr]

I was going to do this. I wanted to propagate some of mine to other parts of our yard to replace some older ones.

[@ebster2]

Thanks Migardener - received my cuttings this afternoon and am rewatching the video as suggested. Thanks for the quick turn around on the fulfillment of my order. Can I use tap water or do I need to use filtered or rain water? (I plan to put out a bucket to catch water in tomorrow night's predicted rain.) Can you use coffee grounds in the potting mix or will that be too much acid for the baby roots?

[@Ksantipacat]

Does this method work for raspberries? Thanks!

[@cathyempie5891]

Very informative, as always. I'm in Ontario and the last frost has just passed. Is it too late to try to propagate some cuttings?

[@Labyrinthine_Complexities]

Just give it a go. We have another cold spell moving through. I'm in Toledo, OH on the MI border and Lake Erie

[@MIgardener]

Definitely not. They root very easily!

[@jenportas1161]

Can you take cuttings now or in a month? My mom is moving to a smaller place and I want to get cuttings from her elderberry bush before she sells her house. Problem is she's in NE PA and I'm in MD near DC.

[@jamesking4308]

Just curious, how deep and widespread do elderberry roots go? Thank you!

[@MookieCards]

They go quite deep and have a tap root

[@MIgardener]

Pretty deep. 2-3 feet.

[@MissChievousRN]

Can you root cuttings taken when the bush is in flower? There are wild ones nearby and I want to propagate them for a whole hedgerow

[@nanablue3748]

💚💚💚ROOTS SHOOTS AND COFFEE??????!!!!

[@SettieSpaghetti]

should the water with cuttings be kept inside or outside?

[@partyof9418]

Can I still do this if it broke dormancy? Because Mine is bushing right now (zone 7 NJ

[@MrSrtman18]

Will this work for apple tree cuttings as well? Thanks Luke

[@charliesrotten]

Would this work with lilacs?

[@debbiem2146]

Thank you!

[@christinabradley4590]

❤great video

[@Cindy-ng6sx]

Can i put the cuttings in Miracle grow?

[@susanpohl1122]

I planted an elderberry last year from bare root, and it got about 3 feet tall, but it doesn’t stand up. Growing along the ground. Do they need to be staked up?

[@partyof9418]

Word I never tried cuttings but I need another elderberry plant since my one gave me flowers but only 2 ripe berries all season so more would be better

[@strengthandsplendour]

How far apart do you plant them in their permanent place?

[@DWchan]

Hey Luke, is the 1:1 soil/sand ratio by volume or weight?

[@MTCali70]

Luke, do you sell those cuttings; and blueberry and raspberry? I live in Zone 9, NorCal.

[@camicri4263]

Thanks! I miss the cuttings!!!😯 I am looking for American elderberry because you can eat the fruits raw. The Sambucus nigra which is the European elderberry can not eat raw fruit. The Sambucus Canadiensis is the American elderberry which you can eat the raw fruit from. They are different.

[@olenagamma9141]

Thank you!

[@camicri4263]

@@olenagamma9141 now research it further!

[@daniellemoon7563]

This is what I’m wondering. Guessing this is Nigra.

[@cgirldiana]

I'm assuming the ones they sell are nigra, since their website says not to eat the raw fruit. I was curious which it was myself. I'm hunting for Canadiensis myself right now.

[@heterodox3487]

Tree Seedlings MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION has Sambucus canadensis

[@blu_flies]

Is this process the same for Apple trees?

[@blu_flies]

Literally had the same question

[@patriciamartinez10]

Can they be grown in a pot permanently?

[@herbarmitage3142]

What about dipping them in a root stimulator ?

[@annieanderson6112]

I often hear ppl say to add sand. I live on sand. Can I just use my native sand or is there a special sand I need? I don't want to have to buy more things. Thank u

[@marydrew3568]

😆 Tin Man! "Oil can!" Actually laughed out loud.

[@lhea57]

I can’t find any to buy here in Central NY.

[@janiskriz8084]

I’m having some trouble with my adams variety…should I move them to full sun? They are in partial shade. I live in nys where they were born

[@janiskriz8084]

They have minimal top growth but the roots don’t seem all that strong

[@janiskriz8084]

They have been in the ground two years…can I move them now? Zone 5

[@KMR1776]

I like it

[@buzybee2607]

Where is the best location to plant the elderberry once I have gotten the roots established? Shade, sun, filtered sunlight?

[@cbw6012]

Full sun

[@jhebertdelacruz5437]

I wish I could get some cuttings to do this

[@nataliewilson5986]

How fast would you say they root out? Im in warm sunny california. Ive got 2 types currently growing in pots. I havent found their forever home just yet. Do they prefer full sun or partial? They have been sheltered in my greenhouse up until today.

[@MIgardener]

They root out pretty fast. 1-2 months is all it takes for a good root system to form.

[@angelatallman7911]

@@MIgardener what variety are the cuttings? I got mine from you. I am so so excited

[@janiecehamblen933]

I watched another video on propagating from cuttings and they just stuck the stick in the ground! 3 years ago I got 5 elderberry starts and now they are all over and spreading where I do not want them.

[@kypie8]

Uno!

[@Cindysmiths-homesteadlife]

I need some

[@teem9010]

why do you need 2 different varieties to grow the elderberry?

[@demesrvl6761]

Elderberries in Texas? Possible?

[@MIgardener]

they may do ok, just depends on how far south you are.

[@kellybesse4625]

We’re in southern Louisiana and elderberry grows wild everywhere. Before we knew what it was we tried to cut it down. Thankfully, it grew back with a vengeance! I’ve harvested them the last two years to make elderberry syrup. Lost the first batch to hurricane Zeta in 2020. Lost the second batch (and most of our house) to hurricane Ida in 2021. Even though we’re still displaced we check on our house every day. The elderberry has made a comeback. Hopefully I’ll be able to make and use our elderberry syrup this year.

[@truefuschniken]

❤❤❤

[@nanablue3748]

💚💚💚

[@anncannaday3760]

Is lack of water the only reason that the leaves change color?

[@JulieHighland]

I just mowed down MILLIONS of starts to clean the fence line. Don’t worry,… we still have 15 acres of elderberry.

[@dubv79]

Well I just asked you about this on your watermelon video lol

[@oilswellnesswithmarsha3159]

I want to grow them so badly.

[@MIgardener]

Give it a shot! They are so fun to grow.

[@wyomingtreeplanter]

The superstition of never cutting down an elder bush was not unique to Ireland. In Denmark, peasants never chopped an elder because Hyldemor, The Elder Mother, lived in the trunk. This belief was possibly brought to the East of England by the Vikings and, even today, in Lincolnshire people ask permission from ‘The Old Lady’ before taking cuttings from the tree.

[@berrios181]

Wow, very interesting and historically informative.

[@megastitches]

🌸🌸🌸

[@showlove9999]

Grow weeeddddd.

[@jeffreyjacobs6072]

Well....I've still got snow on the ground...🤨

[@jhebertdelacruz5437]

Wait for the last frost to pass

[@mneraasen224]

Not sure how I missed the elderberry 🤔🤦‍♀️😩

[@dennishopp4696]

why don't you just dig them out from a near by growth? Your way is too much work

[@MrZesty-zu4xj]

Who's uprooting their plants once a week to check the root growth? Lol what?

[@therevelation19]

Elderberry? Why should someone would like to propagate this weed? Here, in germany, You can find it where ever You want abroad, but no one would like to have them in the garden!🤔😂😂😂

[@nowirehangers2815]

That’s their misfortune and it is not a weed but a medicine and food. You seem lost.