Raspberry Plants Dying

Question: This customer has Palona Everbearing Raspberries. They have been in for 3 years and did well until this spring.  Now new canes grow and lower leaves start to turn yellow.  Eventually, all leaves die, with little fruit resulting.

responder: Thank you for contacting Ask Extension!  Replied July 28, 2023, 11:03 AM EDT
response: There are many problems that look similar, making diagnosis difficult from photos. What kind of soil are these in? How often are they watered? Have they been fertilized, when and using what? Has a soil test been conducted? Have ANY herbicides or other pesticides been used around the plants? What was planted previously in that site? A few likely causes are improper planting (e.g., planted too deep), too little or too much water (especially with the heat we have been having), too little (or too much!) fertilizer, or exposure to pesticides. More information: https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/considerations_for_growing_backyard_small_fruit https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/spring_fertilization_of_garden_fruits https://www.canr.msu.edu/uploads/236/21432/Soil_Test.pdf

responder: The Question Asker Replied July 28, 2023, 11:31 AM EDT
response: Thanks so much!   Joanne   Joanne Silvia Office Manager MSU Extension – Saginaw County Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital Center of Hope 723 Emerson Street Saginaw, MI  48607 Phone: 989.907-6520 Email: <personal data hidden>          MSU Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status.   Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples. The university resides on land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.   From: ask=<personal data hidden> <ask=<personal data hidden>> On Behalf Of Ask Extension Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 11:03 AM To: Silvia, Joanne <<personal data hidden>> Subject: Re: Raspberry Plants Dying (#0111844)

responder: Thank you for contacting Ask Extension!  Replied July 28, 2023, 10:20 PM EDT
response: Sure thing! Let me know if there are follow-up questions. I'll try to get back to you faster next time!

responder: The Question Asker Replied July 29, 2023, 9:29 PM EDT
response: Thank you very much!   Joanne   Joanne Silvia Office Manager MSU Extension – Saginaw County Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital Center of Hope 723 Emerson Street Saginaw, MI  48607 Phone: 989.907-6520 Email: <personal data hidden>          MSU Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status.   Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples. The university resides on land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.   From: ask=<personal data hidden> <ask=<personal data hidden>> On Behalf Of Ask Extension Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 10:21 PM To: Silvia, Joanne <<personal data hidden>> Subject: Re: Raspberry Plants Dying (#0111844)