About
This thornless tayberry (blackberry _ raspberry) with large, well-flavoured, dark purple-red fruit in mid to late summer, suitable for cooking or eating fresh.
About the genus
Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeLoam, Sand
Soil pHNeutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectWest-facing, South-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH5
Plant details
Plant typeFruit Edible
HabitTrailing
FoliageDeciduous
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread1.5-2.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCottage and informal garden
Care notes
CultivationGrow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral soil in full sun. Mulch with well-rotted compost or manure
PruningCut out old canes following fruiting and tie in new canes. Usually fan trained, but can be trained in many creative ways such as over arches
PropagationPropagate by tip layering or from cuttings
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to leafhoppers, raspberry beetle and gall mites
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)