Tayberry

Meomye · 9 March

Just wondered if anyone grows this and in particular if you make jam? I have only just discovered this after purchasing a jar of Tayberry jam from a lady selling on a stall and I must say it is my new favourite. I imagine the fruit is lovely eaten fresh.

thevictorian · 9 March

I have grown tayberries for years but don't make jam. They are just as easy to grow as blackberries and you can get thornless varieties now, so worth growing if you like them.

rowlandscastle444 · 9 March

We have been given tayberries for our new garden. I intend to eat fresh, but make jam, if there is sufficient. It's not a jam I've tried yet, but I imagine it is similar to raspberry, but with a stronger kick!
How would you describe it, @Meomye ?

Marlorena · 9 March

Oh gosh this takes me back some 30 years... yes it makes excellent jam, it's quite tart, I used to make this and serve with breakfast toast as I had guests in those days..
There was no thornless option for Tayberry then, it was incredibly thorny, but I grew the usual variety on an arch with a thornless Boysenberry, it's fun to grow a fruiting arch instead of the usual roses and clematis.

Birds got some but it's a prolific fruiter so there was plenty left for me. Very decorative fruit, lovely rich dark colour.

Meomye · 10 March

Thanks everyone for your replies, @rowlandscastle444 I was about to say it was difficult to describe but I would say similar to raspberry but I confess on double checking the label, my one does contain raspberry and tayberry. It is a lovely dark glossy colour, delicious on toasted muffins. I do enjoy buying home made jam and preserves from market stalls.

Fairygirl · 10 March

Tayberries are a cross between rasps and brambles [blackberries] @Meomye but I prefer them separately so I've never grown Tays. They're very suited to the climate up here, as are the two components.
They're readily available for growing though, so perhaps you could give them a go

Meomye · 10 March

@Fairygirl, I am afraid I wouldn't have the time or patience to make jam. Perhaps I will purchase a few jars of something next time I come to Scotland, which I love by the way.

Fairygirl · 10 March

Oh sorry - I didn't mean growing them for making jam, just for eating. There's Loganberries too whiich are similar

I wouldn't want to be bothered making it either - don't eat it often enough anyway!

Hope you can get up here some time soon. There'll be plenty of good jam available - I'm sure

Forester_Pete · 10 March

Tayberry crumble used to be Sunday staple in the old house when in season. Yummy.

Busy-Lizzie · 10 March

I have tayberries in my garden in SW France - mistake, they don't like the summer heat. There are long, horribly prickly canes and no fruit. Think I'll dig them up if nothing happens this summer. However, there were loads of figs and peaches!

amancalledgeorge · 11 March

Tayberries are so tasty and grew so well in my previous garden. It helped that it was a thornless variety... couldn't find one for the current garden and planted a loganberry and it's almost as nice. But as we will be moving to Wales, definitely time to go back to my original love 🤣 for the pottager I'm thinking of establishing over the area given over to a massive useless pond. One interesting aspect is that the birds never touched the ripe loganberries so it's been possible to keep picking over few weeks without fearing all will be stripped off them.

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