Pruning and Early Shaping Blackberries - Part 1

Dr. Polozola demonstrates his preferred method of pruning and shaping blackberries utilizing the TPUPS (Trellised Production Using Primocane Suppression) method. Removal of spent floricanes should be completed within a couple of weeks after harvest concludes. Training the primocanes before the canes turn woody can assist in the overall shaping and trellising process.

[thomasbarr]

This is a wonderful way to deal with blackberries, thank you for sharing, and sharing the honest truth of picking not the best shoot sometimes.

[FairleyTrashed]

I’d love to know why you train them this way? Surely you’d get less berries with less shoots?