How to Prune Blackberries, Boysenberries and other Cane Fruit - Back Yard Orchard

Showing how to successfully prune and train blackberries, boysenberries and other cane fruit like raspberries. It takes some work to stay on top of, but this video explores techniques to prune blackberries for best growth.
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[@janwilkinson2688]

Thanks for your lesson on how to prune my boyeseenberry... first time ... nowcthat I'm retired to do things I'd always put off. I was able to give boyesenberries last Christmas that were appreciated so h plans to expand

[@TheBusyGardener]

That's terrific! I think you'll be happy to bring some order to the plants and should see productivity continue 😊

[@learntobloom8912]

Thanks for doing these videos. I find them very helpful! I planted triple crown and two other varieties last year for the first time. Hoping to get fruit this summer. I had a fig tree and a Meyer lemon tree at our last house-both we loved. I’m adding those and a lot more at our new house. I’ve always wanted a backyard orchard

[@TheBusyGardener]

Hey LTB These fruiting bushes get fruiting pretty quickly, and know how to thrive. Second/third year in the ground, you should start seeing some serious yields. It's fun to hear about other peoples' journey in backyard fruit. Thanks for sharing!

[@ruizmaryann]

this is very helpful, after the third season with no trimming my boysenberry vine will be much better next season! I also used shade cloth this year and it was helpful for my west facing vine. time to get some new gardening gloves and get to work on this thorny mess!

[@TheBusyGardener]

Great! Get to it!

[@thehalfcockedhomestead3973]

Nicely done video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I planted some black-capped raspberries (floral cane variety) last year and successfully propagated 1 plant to 7! Looking forward to my first year of raspberry harvesting 😊 Too bad it'll only be from one plant this year.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Hi Paul, Thanks for joining here. Our entire berry trellis was propagated off of 2 plants (one boysenberry, one blackberry). A couple years in te ground and you should really see the plants (and fruiting) take off!

[@carlosestrada51]

Great tips. Idk or remember if my boysenberry plants are thornless, but I already bought myself a pair of pruning shears and my boysenberry plants are growing which is great, but when the time comes for me to prune them and if I see thorns on them, I will probably use my gardening gloves to protect my hands and fingers.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Great! Even "thornless" boysenberries have thorns, but definitely less than standard boysens. You'll love how these grow!

[@INeedABeatDJ]

Awesome video! I'm going to plant some blackberries along my brick backyard fence this winter. How far off the fence planting do you recommend for erect blackberries? And how far apart for each plant? Thanks.

[@TheBusyGardener]

+Brad Harper Thanks, Brad! My setup will be considerably different than yours, in that I am using a trellis with a guide wire system, with cultivars that are trailing and semi-erect. That being said, consider planting your blackberries a couple feet from the fence, and 3-5 feet from each other (taking into account their eventual size). I planted my too close at around 2 feet from plant to plant. Thanks for tuning in!

[@jennifereverett6298]

I bought a "thornless" boysenberry plant with only two short floricanes, and in our very hot May (100-110) it began fruiting, but that process is now over. However, the floricanes are now branching out. Do you think they will fruit again during the summer? If not, should I cut the floricanes down now or wait until winter?

[@TheBusyGardener]

Congrats on the fruit! Once the canes are spent, they won't fruit again. Removing after fruiting is a great time to do it. It'll allow you to train the new growth (primocanes) into your desired shape because they're more flexible when they're young. That's your fruiting wood for next season. Thanks for watching!

[@cynthiawert5835]

Thanks for the tips! This year I have the most fruit ever --on 3 different berry bushes! I'm pretty sure it's because of the rainy winter and spring.We are in northern San Diego County. Where are you? My very old blackberry bush is more confined, but very full of developing berries. Is there hope for pruning and using your methods when fall comes?( I just thinned and cut back last year.) Thank you!

[@TheBusyGardener]

Hi Cynthia, We're in the foothills of the East San Gabriel Valley, about an hour East of Los Angeles. You can definitely use these pruning tips in the fall. Honestly, it's totally fine to prune out the spent canes that just fruited, anytime after they fruit. This will allow you to train/trellis the new canes in their place. Congrats on your harvest, and thanks for watching!

[@cynthiawert5835]

@@TheBusyGardener I'm in North County San Diego, so I think it's about like where you are. We''re zone 9. Thanks again!

[@kellymui736]

My boysenberry plant is growing long stems and leaves but no fruit yet. Should i cut some of the stems?

[@TheBusyGardener]

Boysenberries always produce fruit next year on the canes/stems that grew this year. Let them grow and prune all but the the 4-5 strongest canes per plant. They will fruit next year.

[@paulormsby316]

Do you have any videos about growing grape vines?

[@TheBusyGardener]

Hi Paul, I haven't attempted to tackle grapes in the orchard yet! I've been toying with the idea of another trellis for berries or grapes, but keeping it in the back of my mind.

[@estebancarrasco8086]

Yo te ayudo sobre uvas soy experto trabajo en eso 25 años. lo más fácil es ponerlas en cordón horizontal ejemplo a 1 metro de altura. Cómo lo logras la planta la dejas crecer y luego la cortas a esa altura. y los laterales los guías y tú decides el largo normalmente 80 cm en el segundo año saldrán uvas debes eliminarlas para q la planta haga raíz. los brotes q salgan los podas en. Invierno les dejas 3 o 4 yemas es una poda corta. Al 3 año disfruta uvas 🍇 por 30 o 40 años o más la uva se reproduce por acodo o esquejes

[@pandorafox3944]

Oh boy... Got a boysenberry bush in a pot last July. Planted in August. It had maybe 3 or 4 branches. Not far enough from the cinder block wall it's in front of. Thought it was a goner over winter ( we had alot of snow in Lancaster CA). Put down some fertilizer in February, hoped for the best. It's gone crazy! I planted it among roses. (I like pain, I guess?) Should I trim back the growth on either side? And is it too late to trim back the few sad older branches that survived the winter? Help! It's healthy and strong and I want it to stay that way. We have blossoms and alot of new growth. I'm surprised frankly. Wish I would have found you sooner...

[@TheBusyGardener]

Congrats on your surviving plant! Consider raising up new canes up onto a trellis of some kind, as these boysens like to run along the ground and root. They'll also climb into other plants/trees, making it hard to remove those branches. Boysenberries are calls "floricanes", and fruit on the canes that grew last year. After they fruit this year, remove those canes and train up the canes that are growing this year (they'll provide your fruit next season). Good luck, and hang in there! I learn more from my missteps than my immediate successes.

[@pandorafox3944]

@@TheBusyGardener Thank you! There is so much new growth on this plant that I'm having trouble finding the older canes. Should I trim back some of the new stuff? It's getting really thick. We've got a bunch of flowers on the new canes too! I'm trying to train everything up and back. It was making it's way towards the rose bushes 😬. I'm just shocked at how fast it grows.

[@miriammadrid7215]

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[@TheBusyGardener]

Thanks Miriam!

[@schoenbaum1]

You started commenting on green vs brown canes, but then you cut the audio. That’s the info I was looking for : ( otherwise, awesome video!

[@TheBusyGardener]

Sorry Dan! Any specific question you've got about it? Thanks for watching!

[@schoenbaum1]

@@TheBusyGardener I’m trying to understand the difference between a green versus a brown cane. Does the color indicate whether it is a primo cane versus a florocane? Your videos are excellent. Thanks for contributing

[@TheBusyGardener]

Usually a cane which is brighter green and looks new is the primocane. The canes which are more brown, look more weathered, and which fruited this year (or previous years) are the floricane and should be removed after they've fruited. Some blackberries fruit on the primocane, so a good rule of thumb is: Any cane which has already fruited should be removed at the ground.

[@schoenbaum1]

@@TheBusyGardener Awesome, very comprehensive answer - thank you!

[@miriammadrid7215]

I have my gardin

[@nicmic6138]

My blackberries are of the extra large thorn variety, there is always a near exanguination experience

[@TheBusyGardener]

Bleeding out is always a possibility with these guys!

[@leeemyers]

Please watch out for the herbicide you use. This can kill bees. Bees are essential for pollinating your yard. nice video, well done.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Thanks, Lee! I'm careful to not spray anything( Which is minimal, even when I do) during times I see any bee or pollinator activity. Gotta keep the bees happy and humming!