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Training and Pruning Raspberry plants

Primocanes - Raspberry Aspiring and Ivory
(Summer and autumn fruiting)

• A cane grows in spring through to summer
• In autumn this cane will produce fruit in the top 1/3 of the cane
• In winter the fruited part of cane is pruned back to a strong bud (about two buds below last fruited branches)
• Remove thin and wandering canes
• The following summer the remaining cane produces fruit
• After the cane has fruited it should be removed to allow light and air movement for the new canes
• Ideally once pruning is completed there should be a maximum of 10 to 12 good canes left per plant

Life Cycle of Primocane Cane
 

	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Summer
Year 1			Cane 1 grows & flowers
Year 2	Cane 1 produces fruit top 1/3 of cane	Cane 1 prune top 1/3 of cane Remove thin/weak canes	Cane 1 flowers Cane 2 grows & flowers	Cane 1 fruits
Year 3	Remove Cane 1 at ground Cane 2 produces fruit top 1/3 of cane	Cane 2 prune top 1/3 of cane Remove thin/weak canes	Cane 2 flowers Cane 3 grows & flowers	Cane 2 fruits

 

Autumn/winter after remove top 1/3 of cane and spent canes
Raspberry growing in a Berry Barrel

 

Floricanes - Raspberry Ebony, Waiau
(Summer fruiting)

• Produces strong canes in spring and summer
• Late summer / early autumn remove 10cm of terminal growth – this will encourage lateral branches that will fruit next summer
• Tie these canes up if required
• Remove thin and wandering canes in winter
• The following spring these canes will flower and set fruit for summer
• Remove fruited canes in autumn in humid areas to encourage air movement and prevent diseases. Alternatively in cooler dryer areas leave until winter.

Life Cycle of Floricane Cane Raspberry
 

	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Summer
Year 1			Cane 1 grows
Year 2	Cane 1 remove terminal growth & tie up	Remove thin/weak canes	Cane 1 flowers Cane 2 grows	Cane 1 fruits
Year 3	Cane 1 remove Cane 2 remove terminal growth & tie up	Remove thin/weak canes	Cane 2 flowers Cane 3 grows	Cane 2 fruits
Year 4	Cane 2 remove Cane 3 remove terminal growth & tie up	Remove thin/weak canes	Cane 3 flowers	Cane 3 fruits

 

Autumn – ready to prune	Once pruned and tied up
After fruited canes have been removed