Pre-order 100 or 1000 packs of dormant hardwood elderberry cuttings for shipment in January and February of 2026.  You will pay minimal shipping on cuttings, based on weight.
 
Wholesale cuttings are sold in 100 and 1000 packs only.
This year we are offering the option to get your cuttings sent ready for retail sale.  
Receive your cuttings individually packaged in 3 packs for retail sale for an additional cost.  Included will be growing guides for your customers if you choose this option. Find the difference in the drop down product menu.  
 
Our cuttings are certified nursery stock and can be stored in the fridge until you are ready to plant.  However, we advise these cuttings are in the ground as early as you can get them, while it is still cold outside.  Please visit our Resources Page or Blog Page to learn more.
 
Wholesale American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) cuttings, available in these selections:
1.  Adams
2.  Bob Gordon
3.  Ranch
4. Pocahontas
 
ABOUT YOUR CUTTINGS:
Elderberry cuttings from River Hills Harvest are all American elderberry cuttings, or Sambucus canadensis.  You can be assured they have come from a disease free environment from plants that are used in our own elderberry products.
Cuttings will be shipped in bags with moist sphagnum moss and do not contain roots.
You may keep cuttings in your refrigerator until you're ready to plant.  
Cuttings should be planted before the 2nd week in March, outdoors, in the soil.  Never indoors or in water.  You may start them in an unheated greenhouse for protection if you would like to get the roots established that way.
We will include planting instructions in each order.
 
About American elderberries, Sambucus canadensis:
In general, elderberries can reach around 10' tall in Northern states while they can reach up to 15' tall in Southern states.  
They thrive and produce the most in full sun but can grow well in part shade.
Elderberries are going to prefer a soil pH between 5.5 and 7.5.
They prefer a moist soil with lots of organic material.  They do well irrigated but can also do without.  
It is not required to have two different varieties to pollinate.  
Native to the US, Sambucus canadensis berries are able to be processed using cooler temperatures than the European native, Sambucus nigra.  
 
About River Hills Harvest elderberry cutting varieties:
Adams 2
Early ripening with very large clusters of purplish/black berries.  Sweeter than most elderberries and somewhat self-fruitful.  One of the oldest cultivars from New York.  These plants are tall with excellent yields.
Adams typically grow between 8 and 10 feet tall.
Indeterminate
Bob Gordon
The new cultivar Bob Gordon had a larger berry than Adams.  The Bob Gordon was the number one producer in trials and researchers are confident Bob Gordon is a truly superior cultivar for the Midwest and other areas of the country.  
Higher brix, and often chosen for the sweetness in the berries; great for wine.
Recumbent ripe berry heads that are more shielded from birds.
Determinate
Grows 6 to 8 feet tall.
Pocahontas
Pocahontas is a fast-growing vigorous cultivar that is extremely prolific, featuring large flower cymes and berry-heads. Big yields in a hurry. However, it blooms a bit later than other genotypes, so shorter-season plantings may find that berries may not ripen. 
Cuttings are sold in 3 packs only.
Pocahontas elderberries typically grow 12 feet or taller.
Ranch
This hardy short plant seems to be most tolerant to harsh conditions. The stockiness provides a lower fruiting canopy for those short pickers. Single stemmed. Tends to grow upright and is not bushy.
One of the strongest elderberry cultivars, very woody and grows well on less fertile soils.
Grows 5 to 6 feet tall.
Determinate