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Tom, I have seen this and the cane dies, the rest of the plant is not affected, don't know what it is. There is a condition in gooseberries known as dieback, it is caused by a greymould fungus I think. Since Crandalls are more closely related to gooseberries, that may be the problem. I cut the cane off as close to the ground or main stem as possible as soon as I notice it.

Ed
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