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    Weve had a jostaberry plant/bush for about 3-4yrs now (which up until this year had never produced any fruit) but now im facing a nightmare.... weve just bought a new house & i want/need to take it with me! When or can i dig it up? its rather on the large side (if i had remembered i was going to take a pic of it) but i really want to take it with us!
    any ideas/help would be appreciated
    thanks

  • #2
    I'd take some cuttings from the longest branches and shove them in a pot. Jostaberries seem to root easily - I've taken quite a few from mine. When are you moving? Can you dig it up now while its dormant and pot it up until you move?
    NB I'm no expert - this is just what I would do!

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    • #3
      Advice as above.
      Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

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      • #4
        this is the size of my jostaberry i want to keep.... do you think im being ambitious? Ive never taken cuttings before... how would i do it?
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        • #5
          To move that bush (if I was really fond of it), I'd cut the main branches down to about a foot and then just dig it out. It looks quite well established so you may have quite a job. To take cuttings, take one of your prunings (or in your case maybe a smaller branch off one of the main ones) and just stick it in a pot of gritty compost. This time next year, you should have a new plant. If you were not moving, I would simply have suggested you make a slit in the ground with a spade and pop the cutting in there instead of using a pot

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          • #6
            There appear to be horizontal branches at ground level. perhaps these have rooted also. You may be able to sever them and create 3 bushes from the original. They would then be easier to move. I'd try a little gentle poking around under them to see if there are any roots.

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