![]() ![]() The late-summer, early-fall crop of the first year usually has much higher yield and better quality than the summer crop the following year. Fall-Bearing Raspberriesįall-bearing raspberries are usually grown as a single fall crop rather than harvesting a fall crop and another crop the following spring. Do not tip back the ends of the canes as this is where the flowers will be most abundant. After this work is completed thin out the remaining canes so they are separated by about 6 to 8 inches. Broken canes should also be removed at this time. These are the shorter canes, those only one or two feet tall. Once these canes are pruned off, remove any weak canes. ![]() These dead canes are easily identified by their brittleness and they usually have a few mummified berries still attached. Some growers leave these canes up for the winter to serve as snow catches to provide snow to insulate the soil and additional spring moisture. Summer-bearing raspberries should have all their old, dead canes removed by the end of March if this task was not completed last fall. Red raspberry canes that fruited the previous summer should be removed before the next spring. Fall-bearing raspberry canes produce flowers and fruit at their tips during the late summer or fall of their first year and then a second crop lower on the same canes the following summer before dying. ![]() A summer-bearing raspberry cane grows the first year, often to a height of 3 to 5 feet and then flowers and fruits the second summer before dying. While raspberries have a long-lived root system, the canes are biennials meaning the individual canes live for only two years. Red raspberries can produce a quart of fruit or more per linear row, but high yield fruit production requires annual pruning. The pruning needs of red raspberries, both summer- and fall-bearing, are covered in this article. Almost all the raspberries adapted to our South Dakota climate are red raspberries. There are red, purple and black raspberries. Home-grown berries can be picked at the peak of freshness and either eaten fresh or made into jams and preserves. Raspberries are some of the best small fruits for South Dakota. Red raspberry cane that will fruit this year. ![]()
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