Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Pruningtime
Pruning can be carried out between the end
of harvest and before growth starts the next
spring. Summer-fruiting raspberries can have
the spent canes that have fruited (old
floricanes) removed straight after harvest;
however, in warm climates the old floricanes
can provide some shade for the new growth,
next year's fruiting wood or primocanes.
Extra leaf coverage from the old floricanes
will also feed the developing primocanes.
Most pruning is carried out in autumn to
winter, with the thinning of weak or crowded
primocanes as they develop over the season
(see Figure 11.2).
Autumn-fruiting berries can be cut to the
ground completely after harvest every second
2 Train the new growth,
primocanes, to the trellis
3 Secure the primocanes to
the support and wind any
taller ones around the wire
support
1 Plant the new raspberry
slightly deeper than the soil
level shown on its stems. Cut
the stems back to a few buds
so there will be no fruit in the
first season - the plant needs
to establish itself first
5 After harvest cut
out the old
floricanes
(fruited canes)
and tie and wind
the new
primocanes to
the trellis
4 In the next
season, the first
harvest will be
accompanied by
the growth of
the new
primocanes
Figure 11.2
Training and pruning summer-fruiting raspberries.
