Adams Elderberry Cuttings - 12 Unrooted Stems for Fast-Growing Fruit Bush, Zones 3-9

Adams Elderberry Cuttings - Product Overview

Grow your own productive Adams Elderberry bush (Sambucus nigra 'Adams') with these 12 unrooted cuttings. This fast-growing shrub is prized for its abundant dark blue berries, ideal for making jams, syrups, and wine. In spring, it produces fragrant white flowers that add ornamental beauty to your garden. Suitable for USDA Zones 3-9, the Adams Elderberry is a hardy and versatile addition to edible landscapes.

Key Features

• Heavy yields of antioxidant-rich dark blue berries perfect for culinary uses.
• Fragrant white flowers that bloom in spring, enhancing garden aesthetics.
• Easy propagation by planting cuttings 2 inches deep and watering twice daily until established.
• Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies, supporting local ecosystems.
• Cold hardy and disease-resistant, thriving with minimal care in Zones 3-9.
• Deer-resistant, making it suitable for various garden environments.

Growing Information

• Plant cuttings 2 inches deep in moist, well-draining soil; tolerates clay soil.
• Prefers full sun to part shade for optimal growth.
• Keep soil moist by watering twice daily until the plant is established.
• Expect a high-yield harvest of berries in 2-3 years, typically in late summer.
• Mature plants reach 6-12 feet tall and wide, providing substantial fruit production.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.