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Black thorn sloe berry bush

  • 20-11-2014 12:25pm
    #1
    zamo27
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭


    I noticed a very big and fruitful bush of blackthorn, the berries are large as a 10c coin.
    I would like to plant a few bushes from this tree but I'm not sure what I should do
    1. Take a cutting, dip it in root powder and plant indoors for the moment or
    2. Chance germinating the seed from the berries

    Can you suggest
    Thanks


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  • #2
    macraignil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,465 ✭✭✭macraignil


    If you take cuttings putting them in pots in a clear plastic bag to reduce evaporation from the leaves until roots have started to grow is said to increase the chances of success. Letting the cutting dry out and avoiding rot setting in are the major problems.

    If you want to grow from the berries you should let the soft part of the fruit rot away first and exposre to cold should signal to the seed that it has passed through winter and is entering a new growing season when it warms up. You can also wash off the soft part of the fruit from the seed but I have only tried the simpler method of leaving the fruit rot before planting.


  • #3
    SILVAMAN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭SILVAMAN


    Look for suckers at a distance from the main trunk. Dig 5-6 inches away from the sucker and you'l get a decent root.


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