Currant cuttings

Morning all.

A wise old man once told me that currants take readily from cuttings, with about the same success rate as Willow (90% or more in my experience for willow).

Is this true? The reason I ask is that I bought some red, black and white currants a few weeks ago, and they are all budding. I was think of cutting bits off and planting them separately to see if I can get more plants for my money.

 

I have tried and succeeded 2 ways with currants,peg a shoot down leaving it attached to the main plant and also cutting about 8-10"of new growth and heeling them into a trench and keeping them damp but not wet.Very easy to set cuttings from these good luck.

 

Go for it Dave, did a load of currant cuttings in the autumn, think they have all taken.

 

I did just that clueless1, my Son bought us red, black and white currrant bushes, one of each, I managed to get four cuttings from the black and two from the red. I didn't bother with the white as the flavour isn't anything special. All doing well. Cheers, Tony.

 

Yep, dead easy.

I've done soft-tip cuttings in spring/early summer, semi-ripe in summer/autumn, and hardwood in autumn/winter, and they've all worked.