Golden Currant Propagation

Hi,

Today I get to ask for an answer instead of ranting about one I already figured out. Excellent.

I've a special wild golden currant growing in my project area, and I'm intending on propagating it.

I know European currants and American black currants are supposed to be super easy to root from cuttings, but the details are a little hazier on the golden currant, with mixed information available online.

Have any of you had experience propagating the American wild golden currant?

This is a variety worthy of a name, and I want to make sure it's preserved and shared. Any practical information would be appreciated.

I have one that's certainly not worthy of a name (it never gets much fruit) but I have it in my yard because it was free and pretty.  I just dug up a chunk from my parents. This one sent up sprouts several feet away from the parent plant and two springs ago I dug around it, stuck it in a bucket, then plunked it in my yard.  I probably didn't even get as many roots as you're supposed to.  I was not very careful. Anyways it's survived and it's even tried to spread a bit... although this year's been so blasted hot and dry that it's struggling.

Edit:  I guess I should clarify that it was probably early spring which I think is when you're supposed to transplant most shrubs. Also it probably would have done better this year if I watered it more than once but other things got priority.

Thanks, Anna.

I need to investigate a little further and see if my specimen is suckering, since that's the easiest way, but I haven't noticed suckers over the last few years.

I want to keep the original in place, too, because the community deserves to eat the berries as well.