Hi Felix
It was so nice meeting you and the other Sylvia! Willy loves your pond.
It is the first time for me triyng to grow this berry. It is small bush something like the taste of raspberry and a tart blackberry.
They grew wild at my house, full sun. They are great for juices sweeten with sugar and they are superb as an ice cream flavor.
Felix, I can make some delicious ice cream!
Silvia

ANDEAN BLACKBERRY. One of my fondest memories from Victor Wynne's farm in Haiti (at 6,000 feet) is the juice made from this Andean berry (Rubus glaucus, mora de castilla). It thrives on his farm, bearing over a very long season. Victor says that it bears most of the year, although berries do not command a high price.

According to the book Lost Crops of the Incas, this blackberry is native from the southern highlands of Mexico to the northern Andes. It is widely cultivated in gardens in Ecuador and Colombia. "It is said to be superior in flavor and quality to most cultivated blackberries and raspberries. ...They are especially juicy and make excellent jam, which tastes like jam made from black raspberries."

This plant may be suitable for those working with peasant farmers at higher altitudes in the tropics. The plants are normally propagated by tip layers or stem pieces because they yield sooner, but they can also be started from seed. You must have the patience to baby the seed until it germinates. Victor says, "We kept our original seed continuously moist for at least two months before any seed germinated. Trays should be covered with some air-breathing transparent film to prevent drying out." They grow well on many kinds of soil. In well-tended plantings, annual yields are said to reach 20 tons per hectare.

Here is a link that might be useful: from ECHO, of course...

Thanks,Silvia and Michael for the info. I wonder if is cold hardy to plant it in the soil or in a pot. What do you all think?
Felix

Michael
That was good! I am very impressed!
Anytime I need a research, I know who to contact now. :o)
Nicole makes the best brioche I ever had too!

I cannot tell you how superior in taste this berry is. I hope that we are successful in growing it.

Silvia

Hello,

Can any of you provide me with a source to purchase plants (or seeds) of this berry? I have been looking without success.

Best,

Josh