05/01/2026
Wondering about those little white dots on the elderberry cuttings?
They are roots growing from what is called lenticels - the breathing pores. Notice how the lenticels are all over the cutting?
This superpower means lots of places for roots to emerge and explains in part why it's so easy to grow your own bush!
A bit about the cuttings journey to you - we harvest the cuttings in the winter while the elderberry bush is dormant. Then we keep them dormant by storing them in the fridge where it's cool and dark, till planting time in spring.
If you store the cuttings where they get light, after a while as it warms up, like the ones in the first photo, they will start to grow green shoots from the nodes and roots from the lenticels.
If they are in the dark like the fridge, (photo on the right) the shoots will be less green for lack of photosynthesis but that's okay. Just be gentle with em when you plant, and best to plant when it's cool, moist and shady, if possible so not to shock the shoots too much. New green shoots will emerge with the sunrays.
Yay for the sun! and happy planting, however you tend your garden : )
Oh and this is your friendly reminder:
🌿last day to get elderberry cuttings is May 4th!🌿
Shipping across Canada. No cuttings from May-Oct while bushes grow and we harvest elderflowers and elderberries. Missed ordering in time? Pre-order starts in November and shipping begins in February through April. (U.S. order available, min. 100 cuttings, email us to inquire)
