Thiessen Saskatoon (Serviceberry) vs Giants Heart Haskap (Honeyberry) - TreeTime.ca

Thiessen Saskatoon (Serviceberry) vs Giants Heart Haskap (Honeyberry)

Amelanchier alnifolia Thiessen

Lonicera caerulea Giants Heart

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Thiessen Saskatoon (Serviceberry)
Giants Heart Haskap (Honeyberry)

Thiessen Saskatoon is a deciduous shrub that produces delicious edible fruit. It is one of the most productive saskatoon varieties. Its fruit is great in pies, preserves or eating fresh.

Thiessen Saskatoon is popular with U-Picks and home owners because of its taller tree-like shape and larger berries. But it is not the best choice for berry orchards as it is too tall for most mechanical harvesting equipment.

The Giants Heart Haskap is a late-ripening shrub that blooms with small white flowers and produces large, firm blue berries that are ready for harvest in late July. Their taste is typically described as something between a raspberry and a blueberry.

The Giants Heart Haskap, or Giants Heart Honeyberry is suitable for commercial growth as it is high yielding with sweet berries, cold-hardy and a vigorous grower.

Giants Heart is a late pollinating variety. Pair with other late pollinators to have a higher yield.
Kawaii is a great companion variety.

Thiessen Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

Giants Heart Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $6.99 - SAVE UP TO 36%
Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 5 m (16 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: blue
Flavor: very sweet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none




Other Names: alder-leaf shadbush, dwarf shadbush, pacific serviceberry, pigeon berry, western juneberry, western serviceberry
Other Names: giants heart honeyberry