I have 1 Carmine Jewel and 1 Crimson Passion planted last spring and they’re still tiny (knee high) with no sign of blooms yet (too young to bloom probably) but even my peach blossoms are not yet open. I’m eager to try Romeo and Juliet as well (maybe next year). Anyone know how best to propagate these? Hardwood or softwood cuttings? As far as I know these are sold on their own roots.
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I have no experience propagating the Carmine Jewel but I understand that it frequently sends up suckers that could be replanted. Because of the suckering habit I would guess that dormant root sections could be planted about 1" deep and they would also send up suckers. Good luck, Bill
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Yeah, root cuttings seems the most logical, give it a little more time and you’ll have too many carmine jewels popping up anyways.
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Just started a carmine jewel facebook group, if any of you are on facebook please consider joining. Just search for carmine jewel cherry and you should find it. It is a public group so anyone can join and post pictures! I have 4 CJ in my yard and they are 4 years old and over 6ft tall. No suckering so far at all but they are growing like crazy… Birds love them unfortunately, way before they get sweet, gonna net them this year! Just planted 2 Juliet and 1 Romeo cherry this spring. I have 2 Crimson Passion that are also about 6ft tall, but not filled in as much as the CJ’s, but have yet to get fruit on them. Not a single blossom this year, but they look plenty healthy…
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BTW these are propagated using softwood cuttings usually, but they arent as easy to clone as honeyberry/haskap in my experience.
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