Boreal Blizzard Honeyberry Plant
Description
Introduce Honeyberries or Haskap into your garden this year!
The Boreal Blizzard Honeyberry produces large, flavorful berries – perfect for fresh eating, baking, and freezing. These elongated berries are known to have a flavor similar to blueberries. This variety is known for the size of its berries and how productive they are! The berries themselves are up to 3 times heavier than other varieties of Haskap.
The Boreal Blizzard Honeyberry blooms late and has a harvest window in midseason, with a general mid-June to mid-July window. This berry plant has an upright, vigorous growth habit and strong branching structure that develops a dome shape crown.
Perfect for cooler regions, this cold-hardy plant requires about 1,000 – 1,200 chill hours. Plant your honeyberries in rich soil – they can thrive in partial shade, For this specimen to produce, it’ll need a different honeyberry plant that blooms around the same time to pollinate it. See pollinator recommendations below.
After a few years, you will be harvesting up to 10lbs of homegrown fruit per plant!
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Characteristics
| Bloom Color | Cream, Yellow |
| Bloom Time | Mid - Late |
| Chill Hours | 1000 - 1200 |
| Fruit Color | Blue |
| Fruit Size | Large |
| Ripens/Harvest | June |
| Shade/Sun | Partial Shade - Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 5.0 - 7.0 |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Years to Bear | 2 - 3 |
| Zone Range | 2 - 8 |
Size & Spacing
Mature Size
Recommended Spacing
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
Learn all about how to grow honeyberry plants in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.
