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Frank Booth Snr wrote:
The roots looked boned dry, but some of the the buds looked fresh.
What I really wanted to know is whether the roots would be useless
despite apparent moisture in the canes?

I had the same worries a few years ago with some raspberry plants, they
were as you describe so I put the roots in buckets of water overnight and
planted them the next day. The following spring they started off great
though no fruit to speak of that year, but have made up for it since.

Yesterday I bought some gooseberry plants and they were also bone dry but I
have no worries now. Its just how it is these days how ever sceptical or
unsure you feel they will be fine.
I KNOW you wont be convinced until you see them in spring. I was the same.

Baz