bare root elderberries

Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:23 pm

will new growth be on the wood or up from the ground? theyve been in the ground since may 20th, and I see something coming up from the ground on one, hoping it is elderberry and not a weed or something else.

Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:00 pm

Could be either sheeshshe. Sometimes they grow new shoots from dead- looking trunks. I suspect though, that it will be oing a lot of growing underground ths year. Once established, you'll have elderberries growing way beyond where you THOUGHT you were going to grow them. :shock:

In my garden, they are "spreading" courtesy of the birds as well. :roll:

Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:20 pm

well, that is good to know! they were taking quite some time, and they actually arrived at my house while I was on vacation, so I was a bit worried that the roots dried out. I had my mom stick them in my fridge though... they sent me some freebie roots too and it was some sort of indian currant. when i looked it up, it didn't sound like it was an edible currant. those haven't come up yet either.

Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:36 pm

How long after planting would you give up on them and contact the company?