Late winter to early spring is the time to remove weak, diseased and damaged canes from raspberries to improve crop conditions and yield. However, there is a trick to pruning raspberries depending on which type of raspberry you have (summer-bearing, versus fall-bearing). Learn more about pruning raspberries in the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Yard & Garden news release from February 1, 2018.
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