Blueberry

[shirlton]

Here is a pic of our blueberry that we bought last year. It was a good one cost 8quid and did fruit quite well. I don't really know how or when to prune it. The pic isn't very clear but as you will see I have a couple of long shoots coming from the middle of the bush. I would also like to know if anyone has managed to propagate  any cuttings

[shirlton]

[manicscousers]

hiya, shirley, that just looks like ours, I just topped them to keep them where I want them, about 2 or 3 inches off the long branches..never tried cuttings though  :)

[nilly71]

A usefull link:
http://books.google.com/books?id=5-EIpn1Is4IC&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=%22fruit+tree%22+training&source=web&ots=M0CKWeNLt-&sig=wsakZQ7FdEHjwDtdcj2ct8WlzzM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPA84,M1

There's a search in the top right, if your looking for pruning fruit trees or other plants/trees.

Neil

[shirlton]

Thanks for the link Neill. According to that they grow like canes. I'm going to try to take a side shoot from the bottom with a bit of root on (like you do with raspberrys) Nothing to lose eh!

[nilly71]

I'm going to try and grow them like the rasberries and tie them to wire between posts rather than leave them as bushes.

Neil

[shirlton]

good idea Neil

[ceres]

Nilly, while that book might refer to the stems as canes, they aren't like raspberries.  The stems don't need supporting or tieing in.  It's a bush with strong stems, more like a blackcurrant than raspberry. 

[simmo116]

wher's a good place to get blue berry bush from?

[nilly71]

Nilly, while that book might refer to the stems as canes, they aren't like raspberries.  The stems don't need supporting or tieing in.  It's a bush with strong stems, more like a blackcurrant than raspberry. 

Thanks Ceres, I'm doing it that way so that it's easier for me and does not take up as much room. I'm thinking of doing the blackcurrents the same.
I just like to be different really ;D

Neil

[manicscousers]

wher's a good place to get blue berry bush from?

wilkinsons do  blueberries sometimes , don't know if they're in yet :)

[shirlton]

got mine from Homebase. It was 8 quid but was a good sized bush

[nilly71]

Poundland had some in, but are very small at about 8"

Neil