Blackberry Terminology

• Canes: Stems of bramble plants
• Canes last for two seasons, then die
• Primocane: A bramble cane going through its first year of growth
• Floricane: A bramble cane going through its second year of growth
• Canes last for two seasons, then die
• Most blackberries are floricane fruiting
• Some blackberries are primocane fruiting