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Good morning--- my raspberries caines are leafing out do I clip of the end where the raspberries were or leave it on ?and or should I just prune the c...
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Asked April 13, 2024, 2:29 PM EDT
Good morning--- my raspberries caines are leafing out do I clip of the end where the raspberries were or leave it on ?and or should I just prune the cains way back and start from the bottom thx
Denver County Colorado
Expert Response
There are two different types of raspberries so whether you should prune them now or not depends on which type you have.
Summer-bearing raspberries (aka June-bearing raspberries) bear fruit on canes that grew the previous season. That means they grow canes in the 1st year that only have leaves and then in the 2nd year they produce fruit on those same canes. If you prune those back now, you will never get fruit.
The second type of raspberries are called fall-bearing raspberries. These bloom and fruit on 1st year canes and those you do want to cut back every year.
Here's a fact sheet that explains it in detail:
https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/raspberries-for-the-home-garden-7-001/
If you don't know which type you have, you might try pruning back a few canes and leaving a few. Over the season, depending on when you get berries, you can figure out which type you have.
Summer-bearing raspberries (aka June-bearing raspberries) bear fruit on canes that grew the previous season. That means they grow canes in the 1st year that only have leaves and then in the 2nd year they produce fruit on those same canes. If you prune those back now, you will never get fruit.
The second type of raspberries are called fall-bearing raspberries. These bloom and fruit on 1st year canes and those you do want to cut back every year.
Here's a fact sheet that explains it in detail:
https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/raspberries-for-the-home-garden-7-001/
If you don't know which type you have, you might try pruning back a few canes and leaving a few. Over the season, depending on when you get berries, you can figure out which type you have.
It turns out I have summer bearing raspberry and they are really full of berry's because I left them all full length yea ----so that is good what do I do next year----cut them down or leave them alone thank you so much andy --- I think you answered this but they will or will not give a second crop in the later fall thx ???
Thanks for your question. Summer bearing plants will not produce a 2nd crop. For best raspberry production on summer bearing plants, you need to prune the canes that produced fruit this year down to the ground and leave the canes that are new growth this year to produce fruit next year. The best time to prune these plants is the end of winter or early spring at the end of dormancy.
Thank you for the answer. That's what i,was hoping that there are some new caines under there somewhere thank you andy
Thank you for the answer. I was hoping,there are new caines below so,i,will prune early spring thx andy
