Raspberries and blackberries are pruned in late winter or early spring to get rid of dead, damaged or dense and tangled canes ...

Pruning soft fruits at the right time ... conserve the plant's energy unless you want to propagate new plants. Summer-fruiting raspberries behave like blackberries, fruiting on one-year-old ...

Raspberries are brambles, shrubby plants that grow on woody, arching stems called canes. To help your raspberry plants thrive ...