Hertitage raspberry

[Greenthumb18]

i have some canes in my raspberry bush that are thicker than others, how thick would you allow to not prune off?

 

[karanleaf]

Would this pruning apply also to Blackberries?

:happy_flower Karan

Blackberries form on the second season of the canes. Yes, there are some exceptions, like the Stark Prime Jim and Prime Jan which will bear some fruit on first year canes, but even then, the big production comes on year old canes.

You prune blackberries by taking out the old canes after they have born the berries. You do not prune new canes that have not born fruit except to keep the blackberries tamed into their area or to give better air flow if they become too thick.

You can "tip" them like raspberries to create lateral growth.

Thanks so much We have Blackberries growing next to and along our property line fence next to our raised beds. Don't know what kind they are. But the past couple of years we have trained them up the fence area. But they do need some triming. So I will work on the tips and then do the other later. :rose

Thanks again :bouquet

:happy_flower Karan