Gibbs' firethorn

Easy to grow in fertile soil in sun or partial shade. Best sheltered from cold drying winds

Pruning group 1. On wall-trained plants after flowering in mid-summer, shorten lateral shoots to 2-3 leaves from the base to expose the developing berries

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings from late-spring onwards or propagate by seed. Extract seeds from berries in autumn, sow and keep in cold frame. Seeds need about three months of cold stratification before they germinate.

Can get aphids, woolly aphid, caterpillars, brown scale and leaf-mining moths

May be affected by fireblight and scab