My blueberry shrub has grown a sucker, or at least I think that's what it
is. It's quite a long flexible stem, unlike the other stems.

Do I cut it off or leave it?

Thanks.

I think I would leave it. I was instructed not to prune blueberries except
to get rid of dead wood. They also said that the plant would put out new
stems from the ground and that they would also bloom when they were old
enough, and produce fruit. If after a couple of seasons, it hasn't bloomed,
then cut it off.

Dwayne


"Joanne" wrote in message
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My blueberry shrub has grown a sucker, or at least I think that's what it
is. It's quite a long flexible stem, unlike the other stems.

Do I cut it off or leave it?

Thanks.

"Dwayne" wrote in message
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I think I would leave it. I was instructed not to prune blueberries
except
to get rid of dead wood. They also said that the plant would put out new
stems from the ground and that they would also bloom when they were old
enough, and produce fruit. If after a couple of seasons, it hasn't
bloomed,
then cut it off.


Thanks, Dwayne. Have you ever had stems from the ground, and if so were
they thick but very soft and flexible? They're not like the other stems
which is why I wondered what they are.

Thanks.