12 BRENTWooD BERRY GARDENS 



A Box of Boysenberries 
BOYSENBERRY 
This popular berry is very large and very productive and has a sprightly and 
delicious flavor. In color it is very dark red, almost black when fully ripe, being 
identical in color with the Youngberry, but larger, more highly flavored and less 
seedy. It yields over a period of six to eight weeks. It is very highly prized for juice, 
jam, jelly, canning and quick freezing. It is a week or two later than the Youngberry. 
THORNLESS BOYSENBERRY 
This variety is a sport from the thorny Boysen and is very productive, although 
smaller than the thorny Boysen. Being thornless makes it much easier to pick. It 
starts ripening a week or two earlier than the regular Boysen, about the same time 
as the Youngberry. 
NECTARBERRY 
A very fine berry, reported to be a chance seedling, possibly of the Youngberry. 
It is very similar to the Boysenberry in size and color and productivity, and they are 
hard to tell apart in the field or the market. Growers say it is fully as large if not 
slightly larger than Boysen, with a more sprightly flavor, and the berries are said to 
hang on the vines longer. In California it is said to start ripening a few days later 
than the Boysen. A grower says she likes the flavor better than Boysen, Nectar being 
less sour. 

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