The youngberry is a complex hybrid between three different berry species from the genus Rubus of the rose family: raspberry, blackberry, and dewberry.[1] The berries of the plant are eaten fresh or used to make juice, jam, and in recipes.
| Rubus caesius 'Youngberry' | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Species | Rubus caesius |
| Cultivar | 'Youngberry' |
| Breeder | Byrnes M. Young, a businessman in Morgan City, Louisiana |
The youngberry was created in the early 20th century by B.M. Young in Louisiana by crossing the "Phenomenal" blackberry–raspberry hybrid with the "Mayes" dewberry.[1] It is similar to the loganberry, "nectarberry", and boysenberry in shape, color, and flavor.[1][2] Youngberries can be grown in fertile clay soils.[3] They are cultivated on small farms and home gardens in temperate climates, such as Louisiana, Texas, western United States, Australia, and New Zealand.[2][3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Darrow, G.M. (1955). "Blackberry—raspberry hybrids". Journal of Heredity. 46 (2): 67–71. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a106521.
- ^ a b Chad E Finn; Bernadine C Strik (1 January 2014). "Blackberry cultivars for Oregon" (PDF). Horticultural Crops Research Unit, Corvallis, Oregon, US Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b Heally, Paul (2 November 2013). "Cane and able". Organic Gardener, Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ GA Wood, MT Andersen, RLS Forster, M Braithwaite, HK Hall (1999). "History of Boysenberry and Youngberry in New Zealand in relation to their problems with Boysenberry decline, the association of a fungal pathogen, and possibly a phytoplasma, with this disease". New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 27 (4): 281–95. doi:10.1080/01140671.1999.9514108. S2CID 84244691.
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