Lonicera caerulea 'Boreal Blizzard' - Mid-Late Honeyberry
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Lonicera caerulea 'Boreal Blizzard' - Mid-Late Honeyberry
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in mid-late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- this cultivar is compatible with most early bloomers for pollination (if they are not extra short blooming), as well as its like midseason cultivars (except Aurora, which results in poor fruit set)
- this cultivar was selected for flavor, fruit size, productivity, and potential for mechanical harvesting.
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub; suitable as an edible hedge
- this shrub is not prone to send up suckers
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 3-4 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-7; requires more chilling hours than zones 8 and up tend to provide, to grow well
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in mid-late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- this cultivar is compatible with most early bloomers for pollination (if they are not extra short blooming), as well as its like midseason cultivars (except Aurora, which results in poor fruit set)
- this cultivar was selected for flavor, fruit size, productivity, and potential for mechanical harvesting.
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub; suitable as an edible hedge
- this shrub is not prone to send up suckers
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 3-4 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-7; requires more chilling hours than zones 8 and up tend to provide, to grow well
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
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Lonicera caerulea 'Boreal Blizzard' - Mid-Late Honeyberry
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in mid-late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- this cultivar is compatible with most early bloomers for pollination (if they are not extra short blooming), as well as its like midseason cultivars (except Aurora, which results in poor fruit set)
- this cultivar was selected for flavor, fruit size, productivity, and potential for mechanical harvesting.
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub; suitable as an edible hedge
- this shrub is not prone to send up suckers
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 3-4 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-7; requires more chilling hours than zones 8 and up tend to provide, to grow well
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in mid-late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- this cultivar is compatible with most early bloomers for pollination (if they are not extra short blooming), as well as its like midseason cultivars (except Aurora, which results in poor fruit set)
- this cultivar was selected for flavor, fruit size, productivity, and potential for mechanical harvesting.
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub; suitable as an edible hedge
- this shrub is not prone to send up suckers
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 3-4 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-7; requires more chilling hours than zones 8 and up tend to provide, to grow well
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
Lonicera caerulea 'Boreal Blizzard' - Mid-Late Honeyberry
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in mid-late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- this cultivar is compatible with most early bloomers for pollination (if they are not extra short blooming), as well as its like midseason cultivars (except Aurora, which results in poor fruit set)
- this cultivar was selected for flavor, fruit size, productivity, and potential for mechanical harvesting.
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub; suitable as an edible hedge
- this shrub is not prone to send up suckers
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 3-4 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-7; requires more chilling hours than zones 8 and up tend to provide, to grow well
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in mid-late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- this cultivar is compatible with most early bloomers for pollination (if they are not extra short blooming), as well as its like midseason cultivars (except Aurora, which results in poor fruit set)
- this cultivar was selected for flavor, fruit size, productivity, and potential for mechanical harvesting.
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub; suitable as an edible hedge
- this shrub is not prone to send up suckers
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 3-4 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-7; requires more chilling hours than zones 8 and up tend to provide, to grow well
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
