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Highbush Cranberry vs Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry)

Lonicera caerulea Boreal Blizzard

Viburnum trilobum

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Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry)
Highbush Cranberry

Boreal Blizzard Haskap is known for its excellent taste and is the most similar to the Aurora Haskap. The flavour of Haskaps is generally described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry. Boreal Blizzard Haskaps are well suited to fresh eating, freezing, baking, and preserves.

It has one of the largest and heaviest berries and they are firm enough to withstand mechanical harvesting

For optimal fruit production, cross-pollination is required. Haskaps need to be planted with a compatible variety. Compatibility is influenced by both bloom time and genetics.

Boreal Blizzard Haskap is a late-pollinating variety that pairs well with Boreal Beast.

Highbush Cranberry produces attractive white flowers in late June and bears edible fruit that matures to a bright red colour in the late summer.

This shrub, native to much of Canada, is fast growing, and its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked into a sauce.

Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: large, purple blue
Berries: edible red berries
Flavor: raspberry-blueberry taste
Harvest: mid - late July
Flowers: pale yellow
Flowers: white clusters
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: blue honeysuckle, honeyberry
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna