![]() ![]() ![]() These canes are not ready to produce flowers or fruit, except for fall-bearing brambles.įloricanes are older, overwintered canes that produce flowers and fruit and can be productive for up to 20 years. Primocanes are vibrant green, new growth canes. To make pruning less intimidating, Allsup recommends identifying the cultivar to make a plant-specific plan before bringing out the loppers.īlackberry and raspberry bush canes, the bramble’s stems, are a mix of primocanes and floricanes. ![]() Everbearing plants need to be trimmed in late winter erect brambles need pruning in summer, as well. Pruning backyard brambles in February or March when the plants are still dormant forces them to branch out when they start to grow, which creates more wood on which fruit can grow.īushes have different pruning needs depending on their attributes. ![]() “Although, this was a tactic to get us out of the house, if those wild berries had been pruned in late winter, we might have brought back enough for 10 pies.” “As a child, my grandparents would send my sisters and I to the unmanaged portions of their property to pick just enough blackberries from the gangly, thorny bushes for a pie,” says Kelly Allsup, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. Pruning blackberry and raspberry bushes now ensures a bumper harvest in the summer. – One of the simple joys of summer is picking berries straight from the bush and enjoying a sweet treat. Gardeners prune brambles in late winter to help the plants produce more fruit in the growing season. ![]()
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