moving/digging up jostaberry

[kerryp]

Weve had a jostaberry plant/bush for about 3-4yrs now (which up until this year had never produced any fruit) but now im facing a nightmare.... weve just bought a new house & i want/need to take it with me! When or can i dig it up? its rather on the large side (if i had remembered i was going to take a pic of it) but i really want to take it with us!
any ideas/help would be appreciated
thanks

[veggiechicken]

I'd take some cuttings from the longest branches and shove them in a pot. Jostaberries seem to root easily - I've taken quite a few from mine. When are you moving? Can you dig it up now while its dormant and pot it up until you move?
NB I'm no expert - this is just what I would do!

[VirginVegGrower]

Advice as above.

[kerryp]

this is the size of my jostaberry i want to keep.... do you think im being ambitious? Ive never taken cuttings before... how would i do it?
x

[Aberdeenplotter]

To move that bush (if I was really fond of it), I'd cut the main branches down to about a foot and then just dig it out. It looks quite well established so you may have quite a job. To take cuttings, take one of your prunings (or in your case maybe a smaller branch off one of the main ones) and just stick it in a pot of gritty compost. This time next year, you should have a new plant. If you were not moving, I would simply have suggested you make a slit in the ground with a spade and pop the cutting in there instead of using a pot

[veggiechicken]

There appear to be horizontal branches at ground level. perhaps these have rooted also. You may be able to sever them and create 3 bushes from the original. They would then be easier to move. I'd try a little gentle poking around under them to see if there are any roots.