Boysenberry

The boysenberry (Rubus ursinus x idaeus ) is an American cross between a Brombeerart and the Loganberry, which in turn is crossed from a Brombeerart, and raspberry.

The boysenberry is a shrub that resembles the very growth of blackberry; the fruits are about three inches long and eight gram collection drupes, which are somewhat lighter than the blackberry. Larger growing areas are on the west coast of the USA with the harvest season in July / August and in New Zealand, where it is harvested in March. The plant is robust, the fruits taste typical of berries and slightly tart, are eaten fresh or processed into juices. After Europe, the boysenberry is usually exported in canned food.

History

By 1920, crossed the California park ranger Rudolph Boysen the loganberry with a blackberry. His crossing experiments were almost forgotten until the instigation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and with the help of the farmer Walter Knott (see also Knott 's Berry Farm) by Boysen abandoned farm, the last stocks were rescued. Since 1935, she carries on a proposal Knotts the name of their breeder.