Chef Posted January 12, 2012 Hey guy's, wasent quiet sure where to post this so here it is.. I've had a rapberry bush growing for ages now and the tops of the leaves are starting to turn a maroon/redish colour..? But underneath remains the regular green colour? It dosent seem to be affecting the growth and I've looked all over the internet and cant find any sort of disease or fungal infection that would be the cause of this. I have no idea what species of raspberry it is as it was un labeled when I bought it. If anyone here has experience with raspberries your help would be apreciated. Thanks. Chef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Posted January 12, 2012 Finally figured out the uploader lolThis is what they look like..Genetics?Cheers, Chef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted January 12, 2012 hmm im have no idea about raspberry's but I would say its just because its getting lots of sun and the chlorophyll is leaving it or whatever and it turns red when that happens just like in cacti...? I really have no idea this is just a guess id wait till someone who knows what there talking about to answer before you take my answer as the truth lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Posted January 12, 2012 I thought the same thing (as in cacti/sunburn) Just have to wait, cheers tho! Chef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted January 12, 2012 the pic's are not 100% conclusive. some raspberries have redish new leaves when they grow activly, but yours looks rather like, autom collores, brought on, by a lack of nutrients. you said you had it for a while, and this supports the last theory. even if you fertilize them now, the cannes might still go dormant. rasberrries are heavy feeders, to grow them in a small pot like yours is almost impossible, even if you would fertilize regularly. plant the bush out, or give it a super big pot, and fert! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Posted January 13, 2012 Cheers planthelper, i dont know why i didnt think of that, it does make sense after all I've got a Silvanberry and Loganberry which are doing the same, they are the same age and are in the same pots so maybe its time for a bunnings trip to get some huge pots.. Thanks again guys! Chef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hypnotoad Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) I had a rasberry vine for ages in a pot and it always looked brown and sickly, so when it died to ground level, I burried the roots in my garden and watered and fertilized the crap out of it. And now it's big healthy and often has copious amounts of rasberries on it. Never knew why until now, thanks planthelper! Edited January 13, 2012 by gunfighter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Time to stick it in the ground i think, its starting to happen to my silvanberry and some of my other hybrid berries.. I guess that i just use miracle grow or something like that.. Chef Edited January 15, 2012 by Chef_ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
