Rubus loganobaccus

Rubus loganobaccus is a deciduous Shrub growing to 2.5 m by 2.5 m at a fast rate.
It is hardy to zone 8 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite and is pollinated by Apomictic . The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It can grow in semi-shade or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade. Tolerates all but the most alkaline soils. Plants dislike exposed windy situations. Hardy to about -18°c. Often cultivated for its edible fruit in temperate countries, there are some named varieties, including forms with thornless stems. 'LY654' is a thornless form with good flavour. This species has fast-growing biennial stems, it produces a number of new stems each year from the perennial rootstock, these stems fruit in their second year and then die. The plant produces apomictic flowers, these produce fruit and viable seed without fertilization, each seedling is a genetic copy of the parent. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus. Closely related to R. ursinus. Plants are liable to attacks of raspberry cane spot and mildew, otherwise they are one of the most reliable of the fruiting members of this genus.