Topic: Which is better, Tayberry or Loganberry?

[Tulipa]

Having seen the thread about strawberries, I am just about to order some soft fruit and wondered which is best out of these two for flavour and cropping.  I am grateful for any advice.  Thanks.  T.

[jennym]

In my experience, Loganberry is much more prolific and is widely available as a thornless plant. The flavour is good, slightly tart, and it makes good jam.
However, my tayberry does have a particular taste which I really like, so I grow both, despite the tayberry being very thorny.

[Curryandchips]

I have a tayberry which I grew two years ago from a tiny root. This next year I should get a reasonable amount of fruit off it hopefully.

I have not grown loganberries so can't offer comments there, but the notes about thorns are of course very important when taking any significant crops.

[LILACSPLASH]

remembering from when i was little, loganberry every time. my grandad grew both and after the gooseberries by the washing line the loganbaerries were the next to be picked clean :D

[saddad]

I'm not fond of either but brambles...  8)

[weedbusta]

I'm not fond of either but brambles...  8)

and it's better than barbed wire if grown over a fence.  ;D

[Merry Tiller]

Loganberry by far the best

[laurieuk]

It must be a matter of what taste you like best,all though when I was in full service we had some tayberries and the folks did not like them at all and told me to dig them out in the winter. The lady saw me heading that way with a spade and when finding out I was on the way to dig out the plants said "Oh no we must keep them , I have just read they are a delicacy" so there you go. ;D ;D ;D

[LesH]

          Tayberries do not have a heavy crop, also the birds love them.
  Loganberries produce a very heavy crop and the birds leave them alone.

[Georgie]

Blimey, this thread has taken me back.  I remember we had a huge Loganberry bush in our garden when I was quite young and I was allowed to eat as many as I wanted.  Do you think they would survive in a large pot?  I would love to try growing some.   ;D

G x

[Tulipa]

All your replies are brilliant, Big thank yous.  It looks like the Loganberry is winning at the moment.  Really grateful. :)  T.

[cambourne7]

what about boysenberrys? You get a good crop and you can make a yummy wine from it :-)

[Kea]

I have to agree with Cambourne 7.....boysenberries are the best. And juice.

[Merry Tiller]

Boysenberries are indeed very good, though much later fruiting than the others and much more like Blackberries

[real food]

??? I have to say that I am really surprised at some of the comments on this thread!! To me, it is no contest with the Tayberry streets ahead of the Loganberry!!
It just so happens that a well known fruit catalogue arrived today and I quote "Tayberry- This heavy yielding hybrid has a long cropping period from early July to mid August. The fruit is sweeter, much larger and more aromatic than that of the loganberry and dark red when fully ripe."
I would go further and say that it is almost mauve when fully ripe. I have seen people try and pick it unripe, ie red, when the mouthwatering flavour has not fully developed.

[saddad]

Well I still prefer my barbed wire... Silvan and Fantasia for a long season...
 ;D

[Jon Munday]

Its all a matter of taste but if you want to try a Tayberry without thorns then Try Buckingham Taybery - The most exciting new hybrid berry for many years. A tayberry without spines. Identical in every respect to the original tayberry except the canes are smooth. Cropping time late July - August. Great new variety and is available from Blackmoor Nurseries. www.blackmoor.co.uk Jon