The youngberry is a hybrid berry created by Byrnes M. Young in 1905, with black-purple berries and a hexaploid genetic makeup. It requires regular fertilizing and mulching, and can be attacked by pests and molds. The fruit is similar to blackberries and is high in vitamins and fruit pectin.
The youngberry is a special type of hybrid berry named after its breeder from Louisiana in the United States, Byrnes M. Young, who first created the plant strain in 1905 and released it to the botanical market in 1926. Young created the strain by crossing the Austin-May Dew with a blackberry-raspberry hybrid known as Phenomenal, and has since been given the botanical name Rubus cecaesius. Austin-Mayes Dew as one of its mother plants was a special, spineless breed of Dew created in 1912 by WP Austin in the US state of Texas. While most plants are haploid, with a single set of chromosomes, the young blueberry, due to its complex origins, is a hexaploid, with six times more chromosomes than a normal haploid. Popular regions of the world where the young blueberry is grown include Australia, South Africa, and the southern United States.
The young plant produces black-purple berries in summer. The plant itself reaches maturity where a steady supply of berries is produced after about three years of growth. The canes of the young fruit plant can be trained to grow trellises or walls and can grow to 20 to 23 feet (6 to 7 meters) long.
Growing conditions for most flowering or fruit-bearing plants often include regular fertilizing, and the blueberry is no exception. It is recommended that the soil on which the cranberry bush will be planted be given organic or synthetic fertilizer first, and that the plant be mulched in the spring to keep the roots moist as the temperature rises in the summer. Mulching and trimming old stems when the plant is fruiting will increase the amount of berries produced.
Several types of pests and molds can harm berry plants in general. Among the insects that are problems for the young are aphids, grasshoppers and some strains of beetles. The plant is also attacked by a gray mold that grows directly on the berries in moist environments.
Berries can vary in attractiveness. The young is generally considered a variety of blackberry, as this is the fruit it most closely resembles. It has few seeds, however, and a deep wine color that makes it an attractive addition to salads and as an ingredient in jams and jellies. The kernel of the berry is also quite small, making it less of a problem when crushing for preserved preserves. As with most dark purple berries and fruits, juvenile is high in vitamin A, vitamin B1, and vitamin C, and contains the fruit pectin known to lower cholesterol levels.
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