QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPruningRubus ‘Benenden’ 0 Vote Up Vote Down Jacinta Byrne asked 14 years ago A Rubus benenden which has been in the garden for over 15 years is now looking very scraggly, with ony a few branches with leaves, the rest bare. Any suggestions? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago Rubus ‘Benenden’ is a very pretty shrub related to raspberry but looks like a small white rose in flower. It is not a long-lived shrub and gets weak and straggly. probably due to honey fungus. Take some cuttings and start new plants.