Orders with subtotals $1,200 and above receive bulk pricing.
If you have placed orders totaling at least $1,200 within the past 12 months, additional orders qualify for bulk pricing.
Trees and plants begin shipping in March.
Potatoes and onion sets begin shipping in late March.
Seeds ship year-round.
Tools and growing supplies ship year-round.
Orders with subtotals $1,200 and above receive bulk pricing.
If you have placed orders totaling at least $1,200 within the past 12 months, additional orders qualify for bulk pricing.
6-12' × same. Fedco intro, 2014. Originally selected and propagated by Sue Szwed and Mitch Lansky of Wytopitlock, ME.
Sourced from a wide swath of plants growing in Aroostook County between Wytopitlock and Bancroft near the Mattawamkeag River. Robust plants with consistently high fruit yields. Z3.
(1–3' bare-root plants)
Maine Grown. Indigenous Royalties.| Variety | Product Type | Maine Grown |
|---|---|---|
| Adams No. 1 | bare-root plants | Yes |
| Bob Gordon | bare-root plants | Yes |
| Elderberry Seedling | bare-root plants | Yes |
| Goodbarn | bare-root plants | Yes |
| Johns | bare-root plants | Yes |
| Mattawamkeag | bare-root plants | Yes |
| Ranch | bare-root plants | Yes |
| Nova | bare-root plants | Yes |
| Wyldewood | bare-root plants | Yes |
| York | bare-root plants | Yes |
Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered on or before February 20 will ship from March through early May, starting with warmer areas and finishing in colder areas.
Orders placed after February 20 will ship from late April through early-to-mid May.
Elderberry trees appear in myths from days of yore, thought to possess magical and protective powers. Dangling clusters of edible purple-black berries ripen in late summer on this broad vigorous multi-stemmed shrub. The fruit is highly nutritious and medicinal. A century ago, every grandmother knew how to make the perfect elderberry pie. Recipes for jam could be found in all the old farm cookbooks. Elderberries have made a big comeback as folks rediscover the scrumptiousness of elderberry jelly, cordial, elixir and wine. The large creamy-white flower clusters, or cymes, that cover the shrub in early summer make delicious fritters. Dry them for a fragrant wintertime cold-and-flu remedy tea. For centuries, humans have used this plant’s medicinal qualities to treat a wide range of ailments and to boost the immune system. Hippocrates is said to have called the elder tree his “medicine chest.” Birds love the fruit, and the blossoms attract beneficial insects and pollinators. No serious pest or disease issues. Note: Cooking elderberries is essential to breaking down toxic cyanide-inducing glycosides in the seeds. Not for fresh eating.
This species is native to North America. Hardier than the European Sambucus nigra, and fruits on first-year wood.
This species is native to Europe. The medicinal berries are extremely high in immune-boosting anthocyanins. You can use them in all of the same wonderful ways you would use the canadensis species. More tender than canadensis, but ours in Zone 4 seem to be almost as hardy. Note that nigras produce on second-year wood—prune accordingly.