Cold hardiness & minimum temperature

Is Loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus)cold hardy? Hardiness zone & min temp

Also called loganberry, Logan berry.

More about loganberry

About Loganberry

Rubus × loganobaccus · also called loganberry, Logan berry · edible

The loganberry is a hybrid of raspberry and blackberry, raised in 1880s California, bearing long, deep-red, tart-sweet berries excellent for jams, pies and cordials. It is a vigorous trailing caneberry fruiting in midsummer on the previous year's canes. Thornless forms like 'LY654' make harvesting easy; it crops reliably in cool British gardens.

Cold limit: USDA 5-9 · RHS H5 (-12-26°C)

Watch for — Raspberry beetle: Larvae tunnel into ripening berries, browning the stalk end. Use pheromone traps and cultivate beneath plants in winter to expose pupae.

What loganberry's hardiness rating actually means

Yes — loganberry is genuinely cold hardy. Rated RHS H5 and USDA 5-9, it lives outdoors all year and needs winter cold rather than protection from it. Its RHS rating of H5 means: Hardy in most of the UK and in cold winters. On the US scale that maps to USDA 5-9 — the zones where it can be left outdoors year-round.

New to these scales? The USDA hardiness zone map explained covers how the zone numbers work, and you can find your own zone with the zone finder.

Minimum temperature — and what happens below it

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about −15 to −10 °C. Loganberry is built for winter — once established it takes hard frost and snow in its stride.

Concretely, for loganberry as it gets too cold:

It tolerates winter lows to about −15 to −10 °C once established.
Below its rated zone, the visible damage is browned or blackened top growth and, in the worst case, a killed crown or root.
First-year, newly planted, or container-grown specimens are noticeably less hardy than established garden plants — the roots are exposed.

Can loganberry go outside or overwinter — and where?

Plant it out within USDA 5-9 and it overwinters with little or no help.
It does not want to come indoors — a warm winter room actually weakens a hardy plant by denying it dormancy.
The real risks in its range are waterlogging, wind-rock on young plants, and a late hard frost on new growth — not ordinary winter cold.

Work back from your local frost dates with the frost-date calculator: the last spring frost and first autumn frost are what really decide when loganberry can be outside. US growers can check USDA zones; UK growers should use the RHS hardiness ratings, which match the H5 figure above.

Loganberry hardiness — frequently asked questions

Is loganberry cold hardy?

Yes — loganberry is genuinely cold hardy. Rated RHS H5 and USDA 5-9, it lives outdoors all year and needs winter cold rather than protection from it. An outdoor plant. Loganberry is hardy across USDA 5-9; it belongs in the ground or a frost-proof container, not on a windowsill, and many types actively need a cold winter to perform.

What is the minimum temperature loganberry can survive?

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about −15 to −10 °C. Loganberry is built for winter — once established it takes hard frost and snow in its stride.

What hardiness zone is loganberry?

Loganberry is rated USDA 5-9 and RHS H5 — Hardy in most of the UK and in cold winters.

Can loganberry survive winter outside?

Plant it out within USDA 5-9 and it overwinters with little or no help. It does not want to come indoors — a warm winter room actually weakens a hardy plant by denying it dormancy. The real risks in its range are waterlogging, wind-rock on young plants, and a late hard frost on new growth — not ordinary winter cold.

What happens to loganberry below its minimum temperature?

It tolerates winter lows to about −15 to −10 °C once established. Below its rated zone, the visible damage is browned or blackened top growth and, in the worst case, a killed crown or root. First-year, newly planted, or container-grown specimens are noticeably less hardy than established garden plants — the roots are exposed.