Propogating Fruits

[DuncanM]

I've just signed for a 5 rod allotment, and I want to increase my fruit production massively over the next few years and wanted advice from people as to which fruits propgate easily (and free).

I have 4 blackcurrant plants I will take substantial cuttings from to give me ~20. I've taken strawberry and framberry runners so I now have ~100 from 20 or so plants this year, 5 fig cuttings potted early this year which are growing nicely. I also plan to take some cuttings of apple and grafting them onto rootstocks I purchase next winter and the winter after. I'd be happy with 20-30 espalier'd apple trees. I also have 2 Autumn bliss raspberry plants my dad is giving me, and a tayberry plant. I'm assuming these last two can be propogated by suckers?

My neighbour is giving me some grape cuttings (strawberry grapes), so I can have a vine or two.

Question is... which other fruits can you recommend that are easy and/or free to propogate into multiple plants/bushes/trees in the future?

[veggiechicken]

Gooseberries, Worcesterberries and Jostaberries. Red and white currants. Blackberry and Loganberry.
I've grown them all from cuttings and if I can, you can!!

[Kleftiwallah]

Have you checked with "Those in authority" or "the jobsworths" that you are allowed to grow shrubs and fruit trees on your allotment?

If so - GET IT IN WRITING!

Cheers, Tony.

[DuncanM]

Yup, I certainly am, I'd say 50% of the ~150 plots have some form of fruit tree. There are restrictions to the size of the trees / bushes but no-where near the sizes I want. I'm thinking small espalier apple trees grown in neat lines and limited to a height of 6-7ft.

Thanks for the ideas, vc, I just need to go and find me some cuttings of plants I don't already have access too!

[Two_Sheds]

Yellow raspberries ... just for a change. Quince?