Primocane bushes, also known as everbearing raspberries, produce fruit on first-year canes, typically in late summer or fall.

When pruning everbearing varieties to be fall-bearing, cut all canes down to the ground in early spring. The bush will sprout a new set of primocanes that will have berries in fall.

When to Trim Shrubs and Bushes The best time to trim bushes is during the dormant season, which stretches from late winter to early spring in many areas. Trim flowering bushes in early spring.

Under no circumstance should we be pruning our shrubs or trees severely this time of year.

Q: How do you put raspberry bushes "to bed" for the winter? Do you trim them way down? Cover with any mulch? Any ideas would be helpful. - Carla Gustin, West Fargo A: The most important fall ...

Pruning primocane-fruiting raspberries is simple if you only want a fall crop, says Pritts. Cut the canes to the ground in early spring before new canes emerge, using a mower, hedge trimmer, or ...

How to Prune Primocane-Fruiting Raspberries Pruning primocane-fruiting raspberries is simple if you only want a fall crop, says Pritts.