12 rooted Elderberry Cups, Approximately 36 plants, Elderflower, Elderberry Bush - $22 - (Orlando, FL)
One dozen rooted elderberry cuttings shipped in a medium, flat rate priority mail box. The potted cuttings will be wrapped in brown paper bags. There is a hole in the bottom of the cups, so they will leak when watered. Please place them in the sink, in a cake pan or plastic container when watering. Please be forgiving if the rooted cuttings look a little worse for wear when they arrive. Its a little rough traveling in a box for several days, as much as they get tossed around. Please water them, and give them a couple of days to recoup. If there is any problems, please let us know. There are multiple stems in each cup, you can separate them when you go to plant them if you wish, place them deep into the soil leaving the green shoots above the ground. Keep them water, elderberry thrives on damp soil. As they grow, water only the bottom of the bushes, they will get crinkled leaves if you consistently get the leaves wet when you water, this is referred to as powdery mildew. This is the native variety you see growing up and down all along the east coast, which is referred to as Sambucus canadensis. This variety will produce an abundant amount of fruit by the second season. They will also send out runners underground, which send out shoots producing even more bushes. The berries are black when ripe. Please place these cuttings in a little water when you get them, to re-hydrate the stems. Change the water once a day until you have time to get them in soil. Push the down deep into soil, just leaving one nodule above the soil line. Everywhere you see a ridge (nodule), roots will develop there underground, and new shoots will appear on those above ground. If for any reason your cuttings do look well from on top, they will develop shoots from down below, so do not discard a stem without checking the bottom of it. For those of you up north, you can start these indoors in a pot, and transfer outside when weather conditions permit. If you try to start them in cold, damp soil, …
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