What is Rudolph Boysen?
'''Charles Rudolph Boysen''' (July 14, 1895 – November 25, 1950) was a California [[horticulturist]]. Boysen worked as [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] City Parks superintendent from 1921-1950. He created the [[boysenberry]], a [[hybrid]] between several types of [[blackberry|blackberries]], [[raspberry|raspberries]], and [[loganberry|loganberries]]. ==Boysenberry== Rudolph Boysen experimented with various berry crosses in [[Napa, California]] in the 1920s. In 1923, his hybrid successfully grew and bore fruit. However, unable to make his new berry a commercial success, Boysen abandoned his crop after breaking his back in an accident. Years later, after he had moved to Orange County, a fellow grower named Walter Knott heard about the berry and tracked down Boysen. [[Walter Knott]] was able to bring a few dying vines back to life at his farm, now known as [[Knott's Berry Farm]] in [[Buena Park, California]]. Knott named the fruit after Boysen.<ref>“Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission http://www.oregon-berries.com/boysenberry.cfm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021204733/http://www.oregon-berries.com/boysenberry.cfm |date=2011-10-21 }}</ref> <ref>Knott's Berry Farm Historical Background http://www.knotts.com/coinfo/history/index.shtml {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720054917/http://www.knotts.com/coinfo/history/index.shtml |date=2009-07-20 }}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4HPND_en___US212&q=951+S%2e+State+College+Blvd%2c+anaheim%2c+ca Google link for Boysen Park] *[http://ipac.anaheim.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=123I987T486Y7.60099&profile=c&uri=link=3100016~!636546~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab24&menu=search&ri=3&source=~!horizon&term=Boysen%2C+Charles+Rudolph+%22Rudy%22%2C+1895-1950%2C+Anaheim+Superintendent+of+Parks.&index=SUBJECT Charles Rudolph Boysen, Anaheim Superintendent of Parks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006171219/http://ipac.anaheim.net/ipac20/