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[Sherlock Terry <sherlocksmith@gmail.com>]

Michael,

That does help. As far as pruning multi-stemmed shrubs back after
transplanting. Is there much of a difference if I selectively remove
stems or if I shorten the overall height on all stems?

-Sherlock

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Michael Dossett <phainopepla@yahoo.com> 
wrote:
> If it is possible I would keep soil around the roots as much as possible.  
> This will help keep from breaking fine roots which will really help the 
> plant recover from the move more quickly.
>
> Brambles have biennial canes, so cutting them back to a few inches does 
> several things.  First it removes flowers which may draw energy from the 
> plant as it is trying to re-establish, and second it removes top growth 
> that will be drawing water from the roots.  Moving plants, disturbs and 
> usually breaks off a lot of the fine feeder roots that the plant uses to 
> take up moisture and nutrients from the soil.  You don't want excessive top 
> growth needing this on a plant whose ability to take up this water has been 
> compromised.  With this in mind, all of your plants that you are moving 
> should be pruned back to help keep from stressing the plant until it has a 
> chance to regrow these new roots.  How hard you prune them back will depend 
> on how much of the roots you are disturbing and the size of the plant etc.
>
> Hope this helps some,
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> Michael Dossett
> Corvallis, Oregon
> www.Mdossettphoto.com
> phainopepla@yahoo.com
>
>
> --- On Tue, 3/16/10, Sherlock Terry <sherlocksmith@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Sherlock Terry <sherlocksmith@gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NAFEX] Advice for Transplanting/Dividing Fruiting Plants 
>> (Hazelnut, Black  Currant, Juneberry)
>> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>> Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 11:04 AM
>> The ground is almost thawed here in
>> Northern VT and I've been thinking
>> about moving around some 2 and 3 year old plants (not in
>> nursery beds)
>> while they are dormant. I remember reading somewhere that
>> brambles
>> should be cut back to a couple of inches above the soil
>> level when
>> transplanted (to stimulate new root growth?). Are there any
>> similar
>> pruning rules (stem or root) for other fruiting plants,
>> specifically
>> hazelnuts, black currants, and juneberries? Aside from
>> making sure the
>> roots don't dry out, is it advantageous to keep as much
>> soil on the on
>> the roots as possible rather than treating the plants like
>> bare roots?
>> I was also wondering if I should pick off flowers the first
>> year after
>> transplanting?
>>
>> As I am writing this I'm thinking that maybe the same rules
>> would
>> apply when creating new plants from suckers?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -Sherlock
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