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I have a 3-year-old raspberry patch approximately 20 feet long and 4 feet wide. Several of the plants have tips that have wilted and look silvery gray...
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Can you identify raspberry problem? #875705
Asked July 02, 2024, 4:28 PM EDT
I have a 3-year-old raspberry patch approximately 20 feet long and 4 feet wide. Several of the plants have tips that have wilted and look silvery gray.. Last year some canes died and broke at ground level. Other canes remained healthy and produced a late fall crop . Previous to planting these raspberries, I had not grown raspberries in this bed for 8-10 years. The variety of raspberry is Heritage. The bare root plants came from Jung Seed. Attached is a photo of one of the infected plants Can you identify the problem and suggest solutions?
Denver County Colorado
Expert Response
Good afternoon,
Heritage is a fall-bearing variety that produces fruit in the late summer and fall. It bears fruit on new growth produced in the summer. The canes will produce a light early summer crop the next summer. After that, the canes should be removed. Fall-bearing canes can be cut down to the ground in early spring if the early crop of fruit is not wanted.
I am sorry I cannot conclusively diagnose what is affecting your raspberry plants. I am providing some links to more information about possible causes of the kind of damage you are seeing on your raspberries.
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/raspberry-cane-diseases
https://blogs.cornell.edu/berrytool/raspberries/raspberries-primocane-tips-are-wilting
https://planttalk.colostate.edu/topics/fruits/1219-diagnosing-raspberry-problems/
Whatever is happening, you have noticed it early and can probably remedy it. Thank you for your inquiry and best of luck with your raspberries.
Heritage is a fall-bearing variety that produces fruit in the late summer and fall. It bears fruit on new growth produced in the summer. The canes will produce a light early summer crop the next summer. After that, the canes should be removed. Fall-bearing canes can be cut down to the ground in early spring if the early crop of fruit is not wanted.
I am sorry I cannot conclusively diagnose what is affecting your raspberry plants. I am providing some links to more information about possible causes of the kind of damage you are seeing on your raspberries.
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/raspberry-cane-diseases
https://blogs.cornell.edu/berrytool/raspberries/raspberries-primocane-tips-are-wilting
https://planttalk.colostate.edu/topics/fruits/1219-diagnosing-raspberry-problems/
Whatever is happening, you have noticed it early and can probably remedy it. Thank you for your inquiry and best of luck with your raspberries.
