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"Colin Davidson" writes:
| "Tim" wrote in message
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| I've never tried cuttings, but can you dig up a few shoots? I did that
| with
| redcurrants last and dug up a new shoot late summer-ish, and they are now
| doing very well. Tim.
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| Cheers for that. I'd rather avoid digging shoots out if I can help it,
| essentially I'd like to minimise any damage done to the wild plants if it's
| possible. All else fails I guess it's a reliable option, though.
It is no more damaging than taking cuttings for any plants that
sucker, such as raspberries. And it isn't very effective for
plants that don't! I didn't know that redcurrants suckered but,
if one does, it is a perfectly respectable method. Probably
illegal, of course.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.