[m1ckz]

hi, i have a large bush in my allotment,can i dig this up and slit it int 3 or 4 and replant them  thanx

[DD.]

A well kept bush will just have the one stem that you can't split. However, if it's been left to it's own devices, you may well find some of the stems that have touched the ground have rooted and these can be separated from the parent plant.

[mumofstig]

you may well find some of the stems that have touched the ground have rooted and these can be separated from the parent plant.

and it's surprising how quickly that can happen, when you're not looking 

[sunshineband]

you may well find some of the stems that have touched the ground have rooted and these can be separated from the parent plant.

and it's surprising how quickly that can happen, when you're not looking 

I had a gift plant like this arrive in the summer 

[m1ckz]

yes looks like its been left a few years its very wide,thanx all

[gavinjconway]

You can grow them really easily from cuttings as well.. cut and put in moist sand - job done.. 

[shokkyy]

Or seed, actually. I have gooseberry plants sprouting up all over the garden, courtesy of my bird population. There's even one or two growing from the bowl at the top of the crack willow trunk. Same thing used to happen with the currants too.

[Salmo]

Ones from seed are of unknown parentage so you have no idea of what they will be like. Could be good but probably not.

Cuttings or rooted branches will be exactly the same as the parent plant.

Lift up any branches touching the ground and you should find some that have set root.

[gavinjconway]

My new lottie will be full by this time next year!! Got big plans for it..