Generally, you will prune floricanes to the ground after they have fruited.

May 30, The pruning procedures for red, black, and purple raspberries (based on the growth and fruiting characteristics of the plants) are outlined below. Summer-Bearing Red Raspberries. After the last harvest, prune off the old fruiting canes at the soil surface.

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Remove the pruned canes from the garden and destroy them. Dec 28, When you are pruning summer fruiting raspberries’ first-year canes, remove the smallest and weakest ones first.

Only leave one plant every four to six inches (10 to 15 cm.). The next step is shortening the remaining canes. Remember that the top of the shoot has the most fruit buds, so only trim off the very stumpcut.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. Sep 12, Step 1. Once you have picked all the crop from summer-fruiting raspberries, loganberries and tayberries, you should prune out the old stems.

Annual pruning keeps the plants vigorous and productive, so you get the best return from your plants for the space. Harvesting raspberries. Jul 27, Red Raspberry Bush Pruning. Summer-bearing – Remove all weak canes to the ground in early spring. Leave 10 to 12 of the healthiest canes, about ¼ inches ( cm.) in diameter, with 6 inch (15 cm.) spacing.

Tip prune any that may have suffered cold damage. Following summer harvest, prune off the old fruiting canes to the ground.

Aug 29, A good time to prune summer fruiting raspberries is after fruiting up until late autumn. This video shows how to prune and which canes to stumpcut.bar me on Inst.

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Jan 31, Prune summer fruiting raspberries in the late summer or fall, after the berries have been harvested. Since these canes bear berries on second year growth, the aim is to prune out only those canes which have fruited this year (floricanes). You will leave this season’s canes (primocanes) in Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins.