Heart Healthy Boysenberry

Name: Heart Healthy Boysenberry
Brand: Lively Root
SKU: pl_boysenberry_4IN1
Price: 43.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Rubus ursinus × Rubus idaeus

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Pet Safe:Yes
Care Level:Plays Hard to Get

Heart Healthy Boysenberry (Rubus ursinus × Rubus idaeus) is a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry, giving that sweet-tart taste that makes you drool with delight. Mom can also make jams, pies, and muffins or freeze them for a cereal topping! The first year they will only produce leaves while they establish their roots but hold on! The second year is when the canes will grow lateral stems on which the berries grow! You will harvest between May and July. Plant scallions and cilantro nearby to repel aphids for a preventative measure! Save us a piece of pie! Grows 5-6 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide.

About Heart Healthy Boysenberry

Train your berry bush to climb up a trellis where the canes can get the most light. That way, you can 'grab and go' with a mouthful of sweet-tart berries. But don't forget to wipe the juice off your chin before mom sees you.

Plays hard to get

Safe for pets but eat in moderation.

Anaheim, California

"Boysenberries have a soft surface, delicate skins, and a sweet-tart flavor. The fruits are quite juicy and don't have a long shelf life after harvest. Its origins start with pollinating a raspberry and three native blackberry species."

Great For People Who…

Great for people who nurture their plants like their children
Great for people who like to grow edibles
Great for people who like to hang their plants
Great for people who love the color purple
Great for people who are happiest on a desert island
Great for people who like fun projects

Great For Spaces That…

Great for spaces with shelving or with an upward climbing trellis
Great for spaces that have full sun

Rubus ursinus × Rubus idaeus Care Guide

LightHigh

Place your plant where it will get full sunlight for 6-8 hours. Give it shade in late afternoon if you're in a hotter climate.
WaterMedium

Keep the soil consistently moist but not soggy. Water the soil in the morning hours and do not get the leaves wet to avoid fungal issues. Do not let your berry get dry. Use a drip irrigation method to get straight to the roots.
HumidityHigh

These plants need high humidity (60%+) around them to thrive.
Temperature 40 to 80

A gradual cool spring, warming to an average warm summer with cool temps returning in the fall, will promote the flower buds to set for the next season.
Hardiness Zones5|6|7|8|9

These plants fruit the second year from May-July. Mulch around the roots but not against the canes to keep warm in temperatures below 32°F. Pine straw is a good layer to use around the canes when it's cold.
FertilizingMonthly

Fertilize in the spring when leaves begin to pop out, and all danger of frost has passed. Sprinkle Jon and Bob's organic fertilizer around the dripline to promote good soil health and add microorganisms to the soil. A light layer of compost is also good to add but do not push up against the canes.
CleaningAfter bloom begins to die

Prune the dead floricanes (second-year canes) that have already fruited and died when dormant. Prune out all primocanes (first-year canes) but leaving 5-7 per plant and trim the lateral canes to 10-12 inches. Prune suckers down as they pop up to keep the main plant producing larger fruit.
PropagationCuttings

When plants begin to bloom in the spring, prune a green primocane (young, first-year cane) 5-7 inch stem cuttings from the tip with no buds or bloom from the parent plant. Cut at a 45° angle under a leaf bud.
Remove leaves on 1/3 of the bottom half of the stem with pruners. (Do not tear off.)
Dip the ends in root hormone (mixed in water at a paste consistency) and place 1-2 inches down in damp, well-draining, moist potting soil mix with perlite and tamp down around the stem to secure it.
Use a 2-3 inch container with drainage for the roots to grow deep.
Mist inside a clear plastic bag to create moisture and humidity and place the bag over the top of the plantings loosely. There is no need to tie off the bag but allow a little airflow under and into the planting pot.
Set it in bright, indirect sunlight while they are rooting. Check the moisture and humidity each day and add misting to the soil (not the leaves) while the roots establish.
After 6-12 weeks, roots will begin to form and the stem growing leaves. You can tug onto the stem to ensure the roots establish after new growth begins.
Transplant to the garden after the roots mature and all frost danger has passed. Use compost or well-rotted manure to amend the soil. Add rooting hormone and water consistently to establish.