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Cultivating & Pruning Fruit Bushes
After planting Blackcurrants they are reduced to just above soil level to encourage shoot growth from the base.`
In the first year of growth Blackcurrants will produce a number of strong shoots. These should be left to produce fruit the next summer. Reduce any weak shoots to 2.5cm(1") above the soil. Established bushes should be pruned in the winter by cutting out a quarter to a third of the wood each year removing the oldest branches with the least new growth, poorly placed and low lying branches.
After planting Redcurrants and Gooseberries prune the leader of each branch by half to a bud. The aim is to produce open, goblet shaped bushes on a short stem. Reduce any crossing, crowded branches in the centre to one bud. Continue this formative winter pruning each year for the next few years until the desired framework has been developed. |
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