Boy this site has issues... edit function goes to a 404 page. ANYWAY, don't need the dogwood any more. Do still want Elderberry, and not terribly picky about variety.

Shaun,

I have lots of American Elderberry, but I'm in Nashville. I'd be happy to send you a few cuttings in exchange for the postage, or send me your trade list and we can take it from there. Would you like to do a SASE?

Lisa

Awesome! I’m definitely interested. Couldn’t get the mobile site to show me a link to message you directly, but I’m out of town this weekend any way and don’t have my trade list handy. Will follow up Monday morning.

Scratch that. Was able to get into my system at home from my laptop...priorities :-)

Still can't message you but I'm updating a trade list in an idea book now so that should be available shortly in my profile.

Shaun, I may not be telling you anything you don't already know, but if you are wanting to propagate these things, you might consider choosing a specific cultivar rather than just any plant. The pink dogwood, for instance, is likely to be susceptible to the common dogwood maladies in this area, unless you choose one of the disease-resistant cultivars. Large dogwoods are becoming less common around here because of disease, but new cultivars can greatly improve your likelihood of successfully growing a long-lived tree. That same kind of thing can be said for many common plants. Disease and pest resistance, improved fruit taste/quality/production, better climate adaptation, better form, and things like that can often be gained through choosing the right cultivar. Of course, there's also the plant patent issue for some cultivars.

Thanks Brandon. Yeah when buying I tend to be fairly specific (downright stubborn) about which varieties I’m after. And tbo, I dropped the dogwood from my request not because I found any, but for the very reasons you mentioned. Just figured I’d put that on next year’s shopping list...much easier to be certain I’m getting exactly what I want that way. The elderberry on the other hand, I’m a little less picky about. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to end with 2-3 Adam’s and a pair of York’s. But in my experience, more people have unidentified cultivars that “have been there since (fill in blank)” or else just bought a plant labeled sambucus canadensis. Plus, even if it’s an off the wall ornamental, it can still go on the be a pollinator when I give in later and order the cultivars I actually want.

Cool. You might be surprised at how many people on Gardenweb don't understand this. I see a lot of threads that I believe probably end up with disappointed gardeners....especially on the Seed Exchange Forum.

I would love cutting of elderberry

Where did you get information which said to take your cuttings while they are dormant? These plants would need some sap to produce roots and grow. I just did a Google search last week on how to propagate my Japanese Dogwood and it said to take the cuttings just after it finished blooming.