Grow your own nutrient-rich elderberries with this American Elderberry rooted starter plant, a hardy native shrub prized for its fragrant flowers, wildlife value, and antioxidant-rich berries. American Elderberry produces clusters of creamy white blossoms followed by dark purple-black berries commonly used for syrups, jams, jellies, wines, smoothies, desserts, and traditional recipes.

This vigorous multi-stemmed shrub is perfect for edible landscapes, pollinator gardens, wildlife plantings, rain gardens, and backyard orchards. Naturally grown without pesticides, elderberry plants establish quickly and provide years of productive harvests.

• 1 rooted American Elderberry starter plant
• Healthy live edible berry shrub
• Native fruiting elderberry variety
• Naturally grown pesticide-free plant
• Secure packaging for safe shipping

Growing Information

• Common Name: American Elderberry
• Botanical Name: Sambucus canadensis
• Plant Type: Fruiting deciduous shrub
• Growth Stage: Dormant rooted starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Moist fertile well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate to consistent moisture
• Mature Height: Approximately 5–12 feet
• Growth Habit: Upright spreading shrub
• Bloom Color: Fragrant white flowers
• Fruit Color: Purple-black
• Fruit Flavor: Pleasant flavor after cooking
• Harvest Season: Late July through September
• Time to Fruit: Approximately 1–2 years
• Special Features: Pollinator friendly, wildlife value, native edible plant
• USDA Zones: 4–9
• Pollination: Improved fruiting with multiple plants nearby

Important: Elderberries should be cooked before consumption. Raw berries, stems, and seeds should not be eaten.

Care Tip: Plant multiple elderberry shrubs together for heavier fruit production and improved pollination. Prune older canes periodically to encourage vigorous new fruiting growth.

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.