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Rubus 'Youngberry' (F)

Genus: Rubus
Family: Rosaceae
Common Names: South African loganberry

About this plant

This raspberry/blackberry/dewberry hybrid berry produces long slightly prickly canes which are best trained horizontally to a spread of 3-4m. It has green deciduous leaves which are a bit prickly along the veins underneath. The pale pink or white flowers develop into 3cm black fruits

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Train to wires on the sheltered side of a fence or wall, in any fertile soil in sun or partial shade

Pruning

Once well established, cut fruited canes down to the ground in late autumn and tie in the new canes which have grown over the summer.

Propagation

Propagate by layering stem tips in spring of autumn. Or by division

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Wall Trained

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Clump FormingSuckering

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years