A Comparison of 10 Fall Bearing Raspberry Cultivars for Northern Utah

Raspberry plants have a perennial root system with biennial canes. In other words the root system may live for many years, while the individual shoots live for only 2 years. During the first year of growth the canes (primocanes) are typically vegetative, while in the second year, the same canes (now floricanes) flower and bear fruit. Even though the individual canes live for only 2 years, the crown is sending up new canes each year, hence the plant itself is perennial.