I have a Jewel Black Raspberry that I bought as a fairly young plant last summer. It only made a small number of anemic berries last year (somewhat expected). This year it made a ton of berries, though still quite small.
The canes that fruited are getting thin and the leaves are yellowing. Once I'm done getting what little fruit from it that I can, is it okay to prune those away? Or is there a reason to wait until fall?
I ask because I do have it in a large container and the new growth this year is massive. I was hoping I could prune out the old stuff to make more room inside the supports for all the big new canes.
by Azzizabiz
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Yes after the canes have fruited you should cut them at ground level. I usually do in the winter because we have a huge patch and it’s much easier to manage without leaves present.
Also Black raspberries don’t send out rhizomes like alot of other bramble berries if that’s the reason your growing in a container?
I’ve heard you should wait til winter after the canes have died because they’ll send nitrogen back into the ground. I don’t know how true that is, or if it makes a lot of difference though.