loganberry
Sign in to saveThe loganberry ('''Rubus × loganobaccus') is a hybrid of the North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus) and the European raspberry (Rubus idaeus''), accidentally bred in 1881 by James Harvey Logan, for whom they are named. It is cultivated for its edible fruit.
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- Cultivation
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The loganberry ('''Rubus × loganobaccus') is a hybrid of the North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus) and the European raspberry (Rubus idaeus), accidentally bred in 1881 by James Harvey Logan, for whom they are named. It is cultivated for its edible fruit.
== Description == The plant and the fruit resemble the blackberry more than the raspberry, but the fruit color is dark red rather than black.