Boysenberry Plants, Thornless (2 plants) ships prompt

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These big, sweet berries are ideal for eating straight from the plants and make fantastic jam, pies, and cobblers. Boysenberry is a fabulous potpourri of America’s favorite berries, created by horticulturist Rudolph Boysen in 1923 from a cross of the European raspberry (Rubus idaeus) the European blackberry (Rubus fruticosus), American dewberry (Rubus aboriginum), and loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus).  

Boysen moved to Anaheim in the early 1920s to work in the city park and eventually became superintendent of the park system, a post he held until his death in 1950. In 1927, he advertised his hybridized berry as “the sensation of the 20th century.” But after a serious accident, Boysen was forced to abandon his vines.  Walter Knott (of Knott’s Berry Farm fame) acquired some clippings, named the berry for Boysen, and the rest is history. 

Boysenberry was immensely popular until the 1960s, when it fell out of favor because of its fragile fruit, ill-suited for shipping, and its finicky growing habit. Fortunately for us, continuous improvements have resulted in much hardier and disease-resistant plants, as well as this thornless type! Breeding hasn’t sacrificed flavor, though; the fruit is still as delicious and delicate as the original.

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