Elderberry Cuttings/Growing

[formoverfunction]

Elderberry Cuttings? I'm in the south west of England, have a very well establish tree/bush. Anyone ever tried this?

I was planning to try cane cuttings in March.

Is there a better way?


I'd love to know and I'm sure the critters in my wildflife garden would agree!

[Breelander]

I was planning to try cane cuttings in March.

Almost anything should work, elderberry is an invasive weed vigorous and comes back from almost anything. I know to my cost, having taken many years of cutting one down to the ground (it was in the wrong place, the middle of my mum's hedge) before it finally got the message.

You can take hardwood cuttings now/soon...

Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or hardwood cuttings in winter...

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/50846/Sam ... ta/Details

[formoverfunction]

I've never grown one from scratch before, so that's at least promising.

I have a very large specimen in my garden. At the end a beech hedge. I've done my best to encourage it!

I'd like to grow another one on the other side of the plot.

I mainly grow to encourage wildlife, so that's the appeal. In a good year I get around 11 species of birds. Deer, fox and badgers.

In this summer's hot weather the deer were coming close to the house to drink from my tiny little pond.

The downside, the places buzzes with all the insects noise! I have to admit that sometimes drives me nuts when I'm gardening. It can be deafening.

Thanks for the comment. :