General Description/History

• Dusty purple coloured fruit
• 35mm long, 20-25mm wide
• A cluster of 75-125 duplets held together by a network of fine interlacing hairs

Boysenberries grow on a trailing vine. These vines measure up to 67m in length on a well-established bush.

Select fruit with a healthy bloom. Always check the base of the punnet for juice leakage or mould.

Fresh or frozen, sauces, juices, preserves, pies, strudels and compote.

Boysenberries are very tolerant of a wide range of soil types, but thrive best on sandy soil with free drainage. Irrigation is essential in summer. Boysenberries should be protected from frosts and wind.

The boysenberry belongs to the same family as the raspberry, loganberry and blackberry and is actually a cross between a blackberry and raspberry. It is a hybrid berry fruit similar to loganberry in both parentage and appearance.

Nutritional Value

A good source of vitamin A, B and B2, and contains some calcium, phosphorus and iron.

Storage/Handling

0°C at 90-100% relative humidity.

Consumer Storage: Keep dry and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Use as soon as possible as boysenberries are very perishable.

Season: Summer

Botanical Name: (Rosaceae)

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Availablity: December

Growing Areas: 

QLD – Stanthorpe District
NSW – Coffs Harbour, Orange, Tumut, Windsor
VIC – Melbourne
TAS – Huon, Tamar Valley