

Understand the plant anatomy for efficient pruning The determination of the raspberry plant you are going to prune is very important as that impacts the technique of how to prune raspberry bushes. The black or blue raspberry plants have the fruit suckers growing in new places.

The red raspberry plants have the fruit suckers growing below the growth point of previous season suckers.There are different color varieties too that differ by the location of the fruit growth and the pruning techniques majorly depend on these varieties: Everbearing variety: These varieties bear fruits in both the growth cycles of the plant.Fall-bearing variety: These varieties have fruits being borne by the canes in the first growth cycle of the plant.Summer-bearing variety: These varieties have fruits emerging in the summer season of the second growth cycle of the plant and on the canes of the previous season.To begin with, let us give you the major categorical division of raspberries as per their harvest season: The raspberry plants belong to the subgenus called Rubus but they are divided into different categories as per their variety, requirements, and morphology.
