Raspberry Bush Refurb ?

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    My friend has given me a raspberry bush in a container. This is overgrown and straggly and in a poorish condition . Should I just prune it back to a tidy shape now and crop it right back in mid winter ?

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    Pruning depends if it's a Summer or Autumn fruiting bush:

    From T&M site:
     
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      I should have known I need to do 3 weeks of research before knowing what to do :biggrin:
      I think it still has the label on , I'll have a look tonight John .
       
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        Its a Malling promise early fruiting Raspberry. So I can repot and follow the summer pruning instructions above ? Thanks @JWK
         
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          Sounds like a good thing to do Harry :blue thumb:
           
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