How to take Elderberry CUTTINGS! Grow Your Own!!

The Elderberry is an astounding plant that everybody should have in their yards! It will grow in most parts of the country and thrives in the Midwest.
The flowers have been popular for treating colds and fevers, and to help expectoration in bronchitis and asthma. Elder is commonly described as being a diaphoretic. It is often incorporated in herbal mixtures to treat influenza, sinusitis, and bronchitis. Other recommended uses include neuralgia, nervous conditions, inflammatory diseases, rheumatism, diabetes, and various infections.
THEY ALSO MAKE GREAT JAMS AND PIES!!
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[@Stuuudio2]

Elderberries have been one of my favorite plants to grow in my backyard food forest. They are so easy to propagate I end up giving so many cuttings away! Thanks for sharing your method!

[@deanwa8581]

Great video!! I just rooted a dozen of those for my orchard.

[@mikeschoolcraft21]

It is always wet in the winter in NC so you can stick them right in the ground this time of the year.

[@tnkcards]

great video thanks for sharing 👍🏼👍🏼

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

You're welcome!

[@jodi578]

Excellent video ! I am relocating and had been interested in bringing some elderberry with me - very wonderfully medicinal as you said. Thank You for showing the "whole" process and sharing both ways of starting the roots - the 2nd way will be great for me at this time. One question, I just found your video and my elderberry flowers are coming, can I still do this?

[@kennethborregaardrasmussen742]

Did one earlier this year, was a little concerned if it would grow or not, since I just planted it directly in soil straight off the cut, but it has proven to come around just nicely. Going to give it to someone I know, the next time I go for a visit, should be appreciated! That said, the berries do taste great right off the tree :)

[@artisanshomerepair5790]

very informative, however, IMHO, the music is quite distracting because it is so loud. I would dial the music back quite a bit, I had to watch a couple spots a few times to get it all because of the music.

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

Thanks for the feedback, if you checkout my new videos you'll see I've changed that :p

[@markorop]

@@ExpeditionHomestead hehe, I wanted to ask where you have the music from, since I really liked it :D

[@stephcarrin]

Love your video. I just discovered we have elderberry. Prob is we move in August. The flowers are blooming. Can we still get cuttings from it? Thanks

[@user-vu5ev9si1p]

Should this be done very early spring or can it be done late fall?

[@wolfen810]

What time of year are you taking cuttings in ? Early spring ???

[@johnwatson3913]

Take the cuttings when they are dormant in winter

[@Lisa.T]

Great video but no music while talking. Can’t understand you.

[@lolitabonita08]

by any chance can u share some cuttings of elderberry....I pay for shipping thank you

[@shitbeausaysofficial]

I saw a blue elderberry near my house years ago but haven't found it again 😓

[@charlescoker7752]

Have you ever tried air layering elderberries?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

I have not, only because of how effective this method is. Im sure air layering would work great though! First time propagating elderberries or do you have experience with them?

[@JulieWolf]

Did you forget to mention how to use the willow water with elderberry cuttings?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

No, I never used willow water for these cuttings. I do have a video on how to make willow water though!

[@MasterKenfucius]

Results?

[@KristyLeeVlogs]

I've been trying to find Elderberry in the wild but I've read that there is a poisonous look-alike. Do you know much about this? If so, could you make a video on it?

[@BluDragon1964]

I heard the same which is why I don't look for it in the wild. I don't know anyone who knows locally.

[@lucybrenton149]

A lot of people get confused with pokeweed because they are both dark purple and in clusters, but once you see them side by side you won't get confused. Google them both. duckduckgo.com/?q=poke+berry&atb=v183-1&iax=images&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Fpark.org%2FPavilions%2FFoodAndMarkets%2FHerbs%2Fqr_425.jpg

[@jaimezimmerman161]

There is another toxic look alike called devils walking cane, but the woody part of the walking cane has thorns where the elderberry does not 👍 just found some on our new property today!

[@d-elmore]

What tool was he using ?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

Drevon Elmore they were Fiscars hand bypass pruners

[@mr88jmr88]

Does the time of year matter?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

Mason Roberts early spring is the best time to do this! 🌿

[@mr88jmr88]

@@ExpeditionHomestead Cool, thanks for answering. My plants have more growth than the ones on the video. The buds have turned into tiny branches, maybe 1-2 " long. Is there a rule of thumb for how long is too long? I am in Kentucky if that helps.

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

@@mr88jmr88 You know i think you would probably be just fine! they seem to be pretty good at rooting from my experiences with them. Worst thing that can happen is them not rooting, just dont take all of your budding branches off of your main plant so you still get fruit this year :p haha

[@Chiefs500]

Good luck harvesting any berries. I have a number of clumps in my back yard but the Cedar Waxwings are busy stripping the berries even as I type this. The birds usually eat all the berries before they have a chance to ripen. They eat them while they are still red.

[@anasazirose]

Bird netting.

[@dfalco2138]

Also, keep in mind that the blooms have great benefit. Just look up uses of elder flowers. If you can’t get berries, then maybe you’d be better to take the blooms.

[@gregellis143]

Idk why people gotta take 15 mins for a 5 min video good info but he could've spit all that out in a third of the time and got the same info out there

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

Thanks but when you love making videos and others have a passion for it too you can understand why just "spitting" all of the information out as quick as possible is doing a disservice to the gardening community.

[@cancerwarriors8480]

I would like to get the niger species started here. Do you know where I can get seeds or cuttings.