Tayberry

I agree with rubus concerning the taste and would go further to say that the Tayberry is better tasting than the logan and very close to ...Read Morethe boysen. After the raspberries, it is my first cane berry of the season. As with the boysen and logan berry, do not pick it early or you will just have a tart, nondescript blackberry. The young primocanes tend to fork and can be a little sprawling, but they are otherwise well-behaved. They have been described in some bulletins as brittle but no more so than boysens and more flexible than logans. This is a very good berry and should be more widely planted.

Tayberry is a complex hybrid of pacific coast blackberry and raspberry. It has some black raspberry in its makeup. It was produced in S...Read Morecotland in the late 1970's with the aim of replacing the Loganberry. It is similar to the loganberry in colour and flavour. However it is not identical. The flavour is unique and is superior to loganberry for fresh use. It is excellent for cobblers, crisps and pies. For other uses, like flavouring yogurt and ice cream, the more intensely flavoured Logan is better. The plant grows like logan but produces heavier yields of much larger berries on very short laterals. If you like Logan or Boysen berries then you should grow at least one of the Tayberries. I grow all three and strongly recommend the Tayberry to all those who love brambles.