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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Thanks.  I took a bunch of cuttings yesterday and put them in pots, some in 
composted fall leaves, and some in commercial potting soil.  (And 2 with 
rooting hormone, just for kicks.)  But I didn't cut off the terminal buds.  
I'll do that.  I shoved the sticks most of the way into the pots, but felt I 
should leave a little room at the bottom, in case they rooted there.

I also dug out the parent plant and put it into a large pot.  We shall see if 
it survives.

I hope this little cherry tree is worth it.  :-)

Ginda
eastern MA, zone 6


On Apr 18, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Brungardt, Sam (MPCA) wrote:

> Ginda, I think cuttings should still root this spring even though the buds 
> on the plant are beginning to break.  Spade up a spot where the soil's 
> friable, in full sun or partial shade.  Take cuttings of last season's 
> growth asap, trying to have at least 5 nodes.  Snip the terminal bud off 
> each cutting.  Stick the cuttings in the area you've worked up, apical end 
> up, with one or more buds sticking out of the ground.  Water the cuttings 
> in well.  Water whenever the soil appears dry and pull any weeds that come 
> up among the cuttings.  The cuttings should be well rooted by late summer. 
> -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. (USDA hardiness zone 4b).  
> 
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> Subject: [NAFEX] rooting Red Currants
> 
> How hard is it to root red currants?  Can I do it right now, with a plant 
> that is just pushing buds?
> 
> I have a feral red currant that I got as a seedling in my uncle's back 
> yard. I've had it for more than 20 years, now, and it is in decline. Also, 
> I'd like to use that spot for a Carmine Jewel cherry, but I'd like to save 
> part of the plant if I could.  I will try to transplant it, but that's 
> dicey with an old ailing plant.  I wondered if I might also try to cut off 
> some twigs and root them, and how to do that.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ginda
> Eastern MA, zone 6