In article , afjohnson@geotrans-
online.de says...
John Rye wrote:

The other question if they have been neglected is "Are they suffering badly
from Big Bud ?" If they are it wiuld probably be better to ditch the lot and
start again.

John

Hi John,

I meant to ask: what is Big Bud and how do I recognise it?

Regards


Its quite obvious when you have it! so if you areasking its not likely
you do. The buds on parts of the bush become very swollen and do not
produce fruit, we used to have it and kept things under control by
pruning out the affected branches, eventually re planted the bushes as
per advice in books but 4 years on the bushes are not cropping as well as
the infected bushes so my advice would be live with it.
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea