Japanese Wineberry--anybody grow them.

[fishpond]

Japanese Wineberries
Thinking of buying one.
Haven't got a clue where I am Going to plant it.
How big do they grow?
Can you train them?
etc
Most important, what do they taste like?

[muddled]

they grow on long whippy stems a bit like a cross between a blackberry stem and a raspberry cane....but without the spiteful thorns.

Taste is subjective and I haven't eaten one for a very long time but as I remember them they tastd absolutely delicious.

I think they are best trained in an arch against a fences....where the tip touches the floor is where the next stem grows from...may have that wrong though as mine died the first winter. I think they're hardy and easy to look after once they get going, mine died because I brought it for pennies at an end of season sale, planted it and then had to move it.

[veggiechicken]

I've had one for years - still waiting to try a berry. The bush keeps getting lost amongst the tayberries and raspberries and by the time I find it again the fruit has gone.
As muddled said - long whippy canes, covered in red hairs that look vicious, but aren't.
Would I buy another one? Probably not but don't let me influence you

[Alison]

They're lovely. Grow mine along wires at the side of my plot as train as you would a blackberry

[majesticgoldenrose]

I'm new here but trying to get my hands on one of these plants. Would anyone be able to mail me a japanese wineberry plant for a reasonable price? I am in the USA and have a paypal account.

[veggiechicken]

Hello and welcome to the forum.
I think there are rules that cover the import of plants into the USA, including the provision of phytosanitary certificates. We are amateur gardeners and wouldn't be able to provide certification.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/det...plant-products
You need to ask plant suppliers in your own country if they can sell you one.
Good luck.

[majesticgoldenrose]

Thanks, I didnt even think of a legal problem.

I'm having a hard time finding a place to buy from since mostly I am seeing seed-sellers with poor reviews from places over here in the states. Also some of them have more heart shaped leaves than others which is getting me very confused

I actually have gotten seeds previously but only one seed germinated and I'm not entirely certain its the right plant. (I dont have much of a green thumb!)

Its been growing for a month or two and I think it should be bigger by now :/

[Alison]

That doesn't look at all like a wineberry to me, not sure what it is yet or how easy it is to grow from seed.

[chrisdb]

That doesn't look at all like a wineberry to me, not sure what it is yet or how easy it is to grow from seed.

Wineberries are very easy to grow from seed. I had about 20 - 30 of them from seed in pots a few years ago, now whittled down to about 5 or 6 growing in a small tangled thicket in the corner of the garden. If you buy them from a plant supplier they're normally just a generic non-improved variety anyway, so results are likely to be similar.

The berries taste very nice but tend to be a bit on the small side (because you don't normally find highly selected varieties), so yield in kg is going to be lower than cultivated raspberries and blackberries, both closely related plants. On the plus side, though, wineberries are prettier because of the nice fuzzy red look of the vines.

[majesticgoldenrose]

Ive had them before and like them more than other berries.

I'll likely check out some seeds.