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["Brungardt, Sam (MPCA)" <sam.brungardt@state.mn.us>]

Dave, my experience is that black currants are every bit as easy to root from 
cuttings as the reds.  When you stick the cuttings, space them 9-12 inches 
apart. -- Sam

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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of david liezen
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 8:08 PM
To: Nat'l Ass'n of Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] rooting Red Currants


Sam,
I have a black currant with a likely stem for such a project. Do you think it 
might root as easily as the reds?
Dave Liezen
 
> From: sam.brungardt@state.mn.us
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:54:27 -0500
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] rooting Red Currants
> 
> 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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> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ginda Fisher
> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 5:52 AM
> To: NAFEX Fruit Explorers
> 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
> 
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