The characteristics of the growth, development of Sambucus nigra L. and the prospects for its cultivation in the Republic of Moldova are given below. The optimal and the most effective method of propagation of this species was the generative one. The seeds, freshly extracted from fruits and sown, in autumn, in loose soil at a depth of 1.5-2.0 cm, germinated evenly in spring. Their germination rate constituted 90 %, but the rooting percentage of semi lignified cuttings treated with rhizogenesis stimulators constituted 55-65 %, depending on the compliance with the appropriate technology throughout the growing season. At one hectare of land, 400-600 seedlings were planted at a distance of 4-5 m between rows and 3-3.5 m between plants, depending on the machine used to loosen the soil