Fruit · Rosaceae
When to plant tayberries
A raspberry-blackberry hybrid with long, lax canes that must be tied in. Better flavoured than a loganberry and slightly less hardy.
First worthwhile crop
Year 2
After planting, not after sowing.
Hardy in USDA zones
5a to 8a
Winter cold sets the limit here, not the calendar.
Frost tolerance
Hardy
How much cold the plant itself will take.
Those weeks become real dates once you name a place.
Timing, in frost-relative terms
Nothing about a standing crop is sown to a calendar. Once planted, tayberries stay in the ground for years, so the question is not when to sow but whether your winter is survivable and your planting window is open. Both answers come from your frost dates.
- Expect a first worthwhile crop in year 2 after planting.
- Needs roughly 600 chill hours below 7.2°C (45°F)45°F (7.2°C) over winter to set fruit, which rules out the warmest climates.
- Hardy in USDA zones 5a–8a.
Classified as hardy.