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- Rubus x loganobaccus
Plant Profile: Rubus x loganobaccus - Loganberry
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Rubus x loganobaccus - Loganberry |
Family: Rosaceae Common Name(s): Loganberry Native to: California, America (first crossed in 1880) Fruiting: December Watering: Water regularly, keeping soil moist Planting Aspect: Full sun to part shade Preferred Climate:
Temperate, Subtropical, GrasslandDescriptionThe Loganberry is a hybrid produced through the crossing of a blackberry and a raspberry. Thornless Loganberry is a shrub consisting of long trailing canes which can grow to 4.5 metres in length. It produces broadly ovate leaves with white undersides and distinctively sharp flavoured light red-purple edible fruit highly suitable for cooking. This berry plant has traditionally been hard to come by, but the thornless type is gaining popularity for its good fruiting yield. These thornless berries are more adaptable to warmer climates provided the winter months are cool. |
CultivationThe gross feeding plants must be protected from hot winds and will grow in any acidic to slightly acidic, well drained soil which has generous amounts of well rotted organic matter or compost applied to it before planting. Prepare the growing site by digging over the soil and place 1 to 2 canes together to ensure rapid establishment of a bush. These clumps of canes should be spaced about 1.5 to 2 metres apart in a row.Water in well at planting time and ensure that the soil is kept moist at all times there after. Erect strong trellising to take the weight of the growing canes and train them on to it as they develop the following year. Plants will respond well to regular applications of liquid fertiliser and watering throughout the growing season. Fruiting will occur in December and should be picked every 4-5 days. Protect the growing bushes from Grey Mould (Botrytis) and birds. |
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Revised: 20th Dec 2009 @ 3:44 PM
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