Many people cut all canes to the ground each fall on their everbearing raspberries. As with the one-crop raspberries, the two year old canes die and are removed after the harvest or early the following spring. The everbearing raspberry thus produces a summer crop on two- year-old wood and a fall crop on one-year-old wood. The fruit will appear on the top foot or so of the cane, and it is a common practice to remove the portion of the cane that fruited after harvest, leaving the rest of the cane to produce next summer’s crop. Two-crop or everbearing raspberries are handled much the same except that they fruit in the fall on one-year-old canes.
Usually at least seven to ten canes are left per hill. The one year old canes that are left can then be thinned the following fall or spring to remove the weaker canes, and those selected to remain for the next summer’s crop can be cut back to 4 to 6 feet. After harvest, the two year old fruiting wood begins to die and can be removed. One-crop raspberries fruit on two-year-old wood. Unwanted suckers arising too far from the mother plant may be grubbed out as they appear. However, the home gardener may wish to let the hills grow together, thereby conserving space in the garden. Often only the shoots of suckers that start close to the original plant are allowed to grow, thus the canes are kept grouped together in the so-called hill. Take out spindly new wood, older wood that is not blooming well, and damaged canes only. Climbing roses usually bloom best on 2 year old wood, so prune very little. The new growth will come from those eyes. When pruning, cut ¼” above dormant bud eyes that face to the outside of the bush. Also, remove any suckers growing below the bud union. Always leave the newest, healthiest canes. The best time to prune is in the early spring before new growth starts, sometime after the last killing frost. Pruning gives the plants a shape, removes unproductive wood, removes winter-damaged wood, and provides good air circulation. We prune roses to promote their health, vigor, and to give them direction.
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