Gardening experts explain how to prune raspberries, with advice for both summer-fruiting and autumn-fruiting varieties ...

Pruning raspberry bushes in late winter or early spring will clear the way for them to bloom and bear fruit in summer. (John Hagstrom/The Morton Arboretum) ...

Pruning primocane-fruiting raspberries is simple if you only want a fall crop, says Pritts. Cut the canes to the ground in early spring before new canes emerge, using a mower, hedge trimmer, or ...

What to prune in the spring Spring is one of the best times to prune your trees, shrubs, and plants, but it’s not the right time for everything in the garden.

If the plants are black raspberries, prune them three times a year: in the spring, summer and after harvest. Spring pruning is done in mid-March by cutting back lateral branches to 8 to 10 inches.

Prune summer-bearing red raspberries by taking out the dead fruiting canes in the late summer. From January through early March, when plants are dormant, remove all weak, broken and diseased canes ...

Some shrubs need a drastic pruning to grow again "Fielding Questions" columnist Don Kinzler also answers questions about how to make soil work in containers and the best time to move raspberry plants.

As summer approaches, it’s time to finish pruning trees and shrubs that flowered in spring. “If you wait too long after they bloom, you’ll diminish next year’s flower displa… ...

How to Prune Floricane-Fruiting Raspberries Floricanes will die back after harvest, says Lisa Rayburn, horticultural extension agent with North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.

How to Prune Primocane-Fruiting Raspberries Pruning primocane-fruiting raspberries is simple if you only want a fall crop, says Pritts.