[Calou]

My very kind son-in-law offered to help on my plot today so I put him in charge of cutting back the wild blackberrys that are growing along the back fence. After an hour I went to see how he was getting on and found a whole bunch of raspberry canes in among the brambles. Unfortunately he had cut these down to about 3" ready to dig up tomorrow (or so he thought). My question is.....................have I lost these now or will they be ok for future fruiting?  :?

[muntjac]

raspberry cane to calou ........." we'll be back "" HHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAH  :shock:

[yummy]

We did the same to ours when we got our plot in January. We didn't know what they were so chopped em ready to dig up.

They grew back almost 5 ft high and we had raspberries to take home every weekend in Aug/Sept.

[DD.]

By the book...

If they are summer fruiting, they should shoot, but not bear fruit on those canes. They will bear fruit in 2009 & then should be chopped out and the 2009 shoots left in. (You may get a few berries though).

If they are autumn fruiting, as Yummy accidentally treated properly,  they fruit on the shoots thrown up that year. The whole lot should then be trimmed back.

[Calou]

Thanks guys, I wont panic too much then!! I'll leave em and see what happens (nothing ventured, nothing gained) and there's about 30 of em.  

[crowndale]

You'll be eating raspberries for ever!  What a lovely way to go!

[fatbelly]

Another Plotter has quite a lot of Canes on his plot and I was thinking of asking him for a cutting!
Do Raspberries propagate well from cuttings?
And if so how and when should I do it.
I have no idea whether they are summer or autumn fruiting canes.

[DD.]

Another Plotter has quite a lot of Canes on his plot and I was thinking of asking him for a cutting!
Do Raspberries propagate well from cuttings?
And if so how and when should I do it.
I have no idea whether they are summer or autumn fruiting canes.

You need some rooted stock. This is easily split off the main plant now is the time.

[yummy]

By the book...

If they are autumn fruiting, as Yummy accidentally treated properly,  they fruit on the shoots thrown up that year. The whole lot should then be trimmed back.

Yeah I got lucky didn't I  

Mine were def different types though. Some cane had berries that were v small and dark and another section had bigger lighter coloured berries.

[Scribbler]

Recommend raspberry gin!!!

[blackhobbescat]

I too have come across loads of raspberry canes in our wilderness.  How many do you need for a decent crop?  We seem to have lots of canes, but no real evidence of many berries this year (only took it on about 4 weeks ago!)

If I feel we have too many for our use, then are they easily transplanted elsewhere?

I have also come across one plant that is smooth like raspberries, but the leaves look more like bramble, and it is more "floppy" like bramble.  Can you get smooth bramble, or could it be something else?

Be grateful for any advice you guys can give me.

[WG.]

 Can you get smooth bramble, or could it be something else?

Yes, you get thornless varieties of bramble

[gobs]

Or could be loganberry, as well.

[Scribbler]

Yes I thought loganberry. Berries longer?

[Scribbler]

LOGANBERRY gin...!