The property I just bought has blueberries which I think might be 10 years old? I’m trying to get new growth to replace the older wood (if need be) and I don’t know what a sucker is or if a sucker should be cut out or not? Most are yellow with nice foliage and some even have a nice number of blueberries growing on them? Should I let them grow?
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After the bush gets several suckers (6 or more) I like to remove one or two each year of the oldest ones. This can be done while dormant but I prefer doing the thinning right after I pick the berries.
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So these yellow cane which are suckers can grow and produce blueberries and replace the older wood?
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Yes. The older canes slow down in production. If you wait until the berries are picked you don’t reduce this years crop.
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This is a good video on how to prune blueberries.
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