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    I inherited a huge (5' in all directions) redcurrant bush on my plot. Last year it had tons of fruit on it but it took up far too much space and the branches were so long they all flopped to the ground under the weight of berries.
    I hard pruned it in the winter, basically taking all the branches off except any new shoots coming up from the ground or very low down on the branches. Now it's growing back strongly, but it's very upright, and doesn't appear to have many berries forming. Did I prune off off all the fruiting wood?
    He-Pep!

  • #2
    Originally posted by bario1 View Post
    Did I prune off off all the fruiting wood?
    Yes, looks like it. They bear fruit on the old wood, unlike blackcurrants.

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    • #3
      Yes but it was a giant,when you prune next time just cut some of the new growth & none of the old wood you've got now. This page is good -
      https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-y...it/redcurrants
      Location : Essex

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      • #4
        The new growth this year will have the fruit next year so don't prune too heavily (if at all) this winter.

        After that you can prune new side shoots to a few buds to keep it under control but also have fruit.

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        • #5
          Thanks, I buggered that up then didn't I?
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Jay-ell View Post
            The new growth this year will have the fruit next year so don't prune too heavily (if at all) this winter.

            After that you can prune new side shoots to a few buds to keep it under control but also have fruit.
            Or you could just hang some Christmas decorations on it to look like redcurrants!
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


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            • #7
              Originally posted by Snadger View Post
              Or you could just hang some Christmas decorations on it to look like redcurrants!
              It's working for me

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              Looks good doesn't it

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              �I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."
              ― Thomas A. Edison

              �Negative results are just what I want. They�re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don�t.�
              ― Thomas A. Edison

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Jay-ell View Post
                It's working for me

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                Looks good doesn't it
                Poor birds!
                My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                Diversify & prosper


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