Loganberry, Boysenberry, Tayberry
Rubus loganobaccus

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A scrambling shrub. It grows 1.2-1.8 m high and spreads 0.6-0.9 m wide. Plants can be thorny or thornless. The leaves are large, soft and compound. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets. The flowers are white. The fruit are like cylinders but taper. They are red.

There are about 250 Rubus species. This is a hybrid from crossing loganberry, raspberry and blackberry.

Where it is found

It is a cool temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 4-7. In Hobart Botanical gardens.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, Britain, Europe, North America, Tasmania, USA

How it is used for food

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are slow to establish and to crop.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus (L. H. Bailey) L. H. Bailey; Hybrid presumably Rubus idaeus x Rubus ursinus;