Tayberry
Rubus fruticosus × idaeus
Cane fruit for an open sunny spot, with the usual cane troubles and the usual competition from birds.
Light Full sun
Height 2 m
Spread 8 ft 2 in
Spacing 250 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 8 ft 2 in
- In-row spacing
- 8 ft 2 in
- Between rows
- 6 ft 7 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Fruit · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Feeding
- All-purpose balanced
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- May
Through the year
- Mar–May Bud Break
- May–Jun Flowering
- Jun–Jul Fruit Set
- Jul–Aug Harvest
- Aug–Oct Growing
- Oct–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Comfrey, Tansy, Borage
Pests & problems
- Raspberry beetle Its grubs feed at the plug end of summer raspberries and blackberries, drying the fruit. Cultivate lightly around canes in winter to expose pupae; autumn varieties largely escape.
- Birds Pigeons strip brassica leaves; other birds take fruit, buds, and seedlings. Netting fixed taut over hoops is the only reliable protection.
- Canker Cane spot
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