Why are my raspberry canes dying back?
Posted by Dobies Staff on 15 December 2014 11:25 am
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Raspberry cane blight is a common disease causing shoots or the whole cane to die back during the summer. The leaves start to shrivel and die. Dark patches can be found just above ground level. The bark cracks and black pinhead sized fruiting bodies develop. A second type of fruiting body is produced on old canes in spring. The affected canes become brittle and may break off at or just above the ground. The spores are spread in the air and by water splash.
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