2023年11月29日 · Redcurrant bushes should be pruned from late winter to early spring, when the plant is dormant. This is the ideal time window to prune all manner of soft fruit bushes as the pruning is less stressful on the plant when it is dormant.

2021年6月15日 · Currant pruning is one of the key maintenance chores related to cultivation of the berry. Information on how to prune currants will help you preserve the form of the plant and ensure more blooms and a bigger harvest.

The aim of initial pruning is to create an open-centred, goblet-shaped bush with eight to ten main branches radiating from a short stem (leg). When pruning, make your cut above an outward-facing bud, unless the branch is growing at a wide angle close to horizontal, in which case you should prune above an upward-facing bud.

2023年3月23日 · To prune a red currant bush, you will need some basic gardening tools, such as: Pruning shears or pruning shears: they are very useful tools for cutting small and medium-sized branches with ease and precision. Pruning shears are …

It’s important to know that a red currant bush will produce a lot of fruit on two and a half years old plants. The first thing you need to do is to remove all of the fruit from the tree. You can do this by pruning the branches or you can use a knife to cut them off.

2021年8月1日 · Prune out the short, spindly, dead or damaged wood – as close to the base of the currant as practical. Prune out wood in the centre – for light and airflow. Prune out branches growing low to ground. Prune away any crossing shoots or branches. Prune out the clutter using thinning cuts (the removal of shoots or branches at their point of ...

Prune either once or twice a year, depending on the plant’s shape: Bushes – prune every winter to create and maintain an open-centred goblet shape with up to ten well-spaced branches. Cordons – prune in winter and summer. These compact single-stemmed or multi-stemmed plants are useful if you have limited space

Pruning and caring for currant bushes. If properly settled in, caring for currant bushes is quite easy. How to trim red currant bushes. The right time to prune a red currant bush is towards the end of winter, ideally during the months of February-March. The weather should be rather mild and dry, with no risk of freezing. Pruning should be quite ...

Use secateurs to prune off a 15-30cm (6-12in) long shoot of recent growth. Trim off the soft tip, making the cut diagonally just above a bud to enable rain to drain off easily (and also to make it obvious which end is up when you plant it!). Cut horizontally …