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Will this come, or should I prune the ends of the branches to stimulate growth?
It'll come, the plant needs to grow some leaves to be able to grow more. They won't grow much until it's warmer and may take a year or two, but if you look after them and the soil they are in, they'll prosper.
I'd leave the raspberries, they'll sort themselves out this year and then you can cut them back once the leaves are gone in the late autumn, early winter.
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As Andy said, leave the raspberries if you only put them in this winter/spring. Then find out what variety they are, and if they are a primocane (fruit on the new canes each year), or a floricane (fruits on last years canes). You need to cut them back accordingly in about February each year
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I need help. :(
I have planted raspberry canes, a gooseberry, and a a blackcurrant bush. I stuck them in the soil in December (I think).
The gooseberry and currant came as very small plants (3-4 branches of 20cm emerging from a central crown) and now have lots of leaves, but no vertical growth. Will this come, or should I prune the ends of the branches to stimulate growth?
The raspberry came as four canes in a pot. It's an autumn-fruiting one. I planted the canes but didn't cut them back. Should I do that now, or is it too late?