Youngberry
- Similar to boysenberry
- Sweet-tart purple-black fruit
- Vigorous and high yielding
- NOT TO TAS, WA
Description
Youngberry
Rubus ursinus
NOT TO TAS, WA
- Similar to boysenberry
- Sweet-tart purple-black fruit
- Vigorous and high yielding
The youngberry is a hybrid of three different berry types; blackberry, raspberry, and dewberry. It was developed in 1905 by B.M. Young in Louisiana USA, and is similar to a boysenberry. The roundish berries are carreid on long canes. They ripen in summer and are ready to eat when they turn a deep purple-black colour. Berries have a sweet-tart flavour. Vigorous and high yielding. The sweet fruit can be eaten fresh or used in jams, pies, crumbles, drinks and preserves. Suitable for growing in all climates with a cold winter.
Youngberry plants produce fruit on two-year old canes (called floricanes). If they are grown in warmer climates, plants should be protected from the hot afternoon sun.
Berry canes are the roots and stems of the plant that are grown for a year then pruned to a single stem, dug up and sold bare-rooted (without soil). Canes will grow vigorously in the first year after planting.
Product code: Z-BRY-04
Best Months to Plant
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Quick Planting Guide
Season | Winter |
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Hardiness / Life Cycle | Frost Hardy Perennial |
Row Spacing | 200-250cm |
Plant Spacing | 150-180cm |
Plant Height | 200cm |
Position | Full or part sun, moist well drained soil |
Days Until Maturity | 420 days |
*Notes: Requires a strong trellis or support. Protect fruit from birds. Prune canes that have fruited to the ground in winter.
How To Grow
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