Hardy Edibles

Lardizabalaceae

blue sausage fruit

Decaisnea fargesii

blue sausage fruit

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Survives zone 5 through 8

⚠ Honestly: bland, watery, mildly sweet — grown for the extraordinary blue pods, not the taste.

Hardiness
Zone 5 to 8
Habit
Shrub
Edible part
Fruit
Ripens
Autumn
Mature size
Shrub 3–5 m
Light
Full sun to partial
Soil pH
6.0–7.0
Environment
Montane
Status
Both wild and cultivated
Years to fruit
3–5 yrs
Pollination
Self-fertile