Berry Blue Hascap (Honeyberry)

Description

Berry Blue Haskap is an exceptionally cold hardy, vigorous shrub widely prized as a "universal pollinator" for early blooming haskap varieties. While it produces its own sweet tart fruit, its primary role in most gardens is to ensure a heavy fruit set for other varieties like Borealis and Tundra. It produces small, tubular, creamy white flowers very early in spring, often in May. The flavour is described as a tangy sweet blend of blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. If picked too early, the fruit may be somewhat bitter meaning they are best when fully mature in late June to early July.
It produces elongated, dark blue berries of average size and a mature, well pollinated plant can yield between 8–10 lbs of fruit annually. Because haskaps are self-incompatible, they must be planted with a different, compatible variety that blooms at a similar time to produce fruit. The best pollinators for Berry Blue are Aurora, Borealis, Honey Bee, or Indigo Gem. Plant in full sun to maximize yeild, however this variety will tolerate part shade.