rockm

Thanks for the additional shots. The shoots look like they are less than a couple of years old at most. I prune new canes on mine when they lignify. I cut them in half or a third to the trunk. This usually produces two new shoots at the cut site. I allow those to grow unpruned until they lignify--prune back. This can happen two or three times in a season. The repeated pruning produces ramification and branching. It also, however, eliminates blooms. So you have to go for pruning one year, then leave the plant alone the next year.