• Raspberries are one of the delights of summer.raspberry image by AGphotographer from Fotolia.com
  
  Raspberries grow easily in the wild, spreading like wildfire in the right conditions. If you'd like to tame some of these deciduous plants, there are three ways to propagate them. When selecting raspberry canes in the wild to propagate, look for signs of disease (such as wilting, spots or yellowing) so that you do not pass the virus on to your new plants.
  
  

Tip Propagation

• When you come across raspberries in the wild, you probably will notice that many canes are so long the tips have bent over to the soil. These tips will form new roots if the soil is moist. In the spring, after danger of frost, the rooted tips can be severed from the mother plant with a sharp spade and replanted, according to Purdue Extension. If there are no canes buried, simply dig a hole, gently place a cane tip in the hole and cover with 3 inches of soil. Water well, then dig up the following spring when roots have formed.
  
  

Suckering

• Suckers that are growing away from the mother plant can be lifted from the grown and replanted in your garden. The best time to transplant suckers is late autumn, while they are in their dormant period. The suckers should be severed from the mother plant with a sharp space, placed in their new holes, and any remaining foliage removed.
  
  

Stem Cuttings

• Propagating with leafy stem cuttings is the most feasible method of obtaining large quantities of plants from the wild, according to the University of Florida Extension. Cuttings should be taken from the final 4 to 6 inches of a firm (not too young) cane. The cuttings are then placed 2 inches deep in a perlite peat or peat sand mixture. They will need to be misted daily for two to four weeks, before the roots are formed. The new plants can be moved to the garden in the spring, after the final frost.