Pruning blackberry vines

Let's discuss pruning of my extremely prolific Stark Bro's everbearing blackberries—heading cuts, thinning, mowing down, summer vs. winter, floricanes vs. primocanes, and "fall-managed" blackberries. All your questions will be answered!

Blackberries, black raspberries, and raspberries are different species of brambles, so their management can differ. Raspberries can have either red or yellow fruit, but they are the same species of plant and so they have the same management. Brambles also come in 2 groups: summer bearing (floricane) and everbearing (primocane). For the items described in this article, we assume you are growing summer-bearing (floricane) cultivars. Figure 1: Blackberry primocane The bulk of the pruning of…

Blackberry bushes bear best and most abundantly when they're properly pruned. Learn how to prune blackberry bushes for the best harvest.

Learning how to prune blackberries doesn't have be complicated! You can cut back thornless blackberry bushes in only 4 easy steps!

In order to understand how to prune blackberries it’s important to understand the basics of how blackberries grow. Blackberries are perennials.This means that the root system will live for many years. The root system produces new canes yearly. Canes produced are biennial and die after two years. The first year of growth on a blackberry is called a primocane. For many varieties of blackberries (though not all) this is primarily a vegetative year of growth and will not produce fruit.

In this video, Beverly Welch is joined by Angela Chandler from The Garden Academy. They show us how to prune blackberries, which take minimal maintenance and...

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Learning how to correctly prune blackberry bushes will result in stronger, healthier plants with improved harvests. Read more now on Gardener’s Path.

In order to understand how to prune blackberries it’s important to understand the basics of how blackberries grow. Blackberries are perennials.This means that the root system will live for many years. The root system produces new canes yearly. Canes produced are biennial and die after two years. The first year of growth on a blackberry is called a primocane. For many varieties of blackberries (though not all) this is primarily a vegetative year of growth and will not produce fruit.

Pruning blackberry bushes is less about the technique and knowing which ones to prune and when. We tell you all about it.