The pineberry burst on to the scene about 4 years ago the small but intensely flavoured fruits available in just a few upmarket supermarkets initial varieties were not self fertile and small fruitr but such was the demand for the fruit plant breders have made rapid steps to improve yield and fruit size without sacrificing the intense flavour often described as a strong pinepapple aftertaste hence its name the result is natural albino available for the first time to amateur garden