Blackberry jam fruit

Rosenbergiodendron formosum

Compact tropical American shrub whose seedy fruit pulp tastes remarkably like blackberry jam.

Hardiness ratings

Blackberry jam fruit hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 10–11 −1.1 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H2 1 °C to 5 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 9 −1 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 5–7 5 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Seedy pulp tastes strikingly like blackberry jam
  • Compact, with fragrant white flowers — good for containers
  • Frost-tender; not reliably hardy outdoors in Canada

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Reference

Blackberry jam fruit on Wikipedia