In article , Mike Lyle mike_lyle_uk@REM
OVETHISyahoo.co.uk writes
And I've been shouted down here before when I said brambles don't
propagate from the roots. The crowns, sure; but the roots, not.

Some claim to propagate brambles from seed, but tip layering is the more
common method.
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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.