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Red Elderberry vs Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry)
Sambucus racemosa
Lonicera caerulea Boreal Beauty
NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON
COMING SOON
(new stock expected: fall of 2024)
Red Elderberry is an attractive, medium-sized deciduous shrub.
It produces clusters of white flowers in the spring and bright red berry-like drupes, which provide beautiful contrast against its coarse, textured green foliage.
Red Elder can be pruned as a small single or multi-stemmed tree.
Note: Unfortunately this difficult to grow species is not currently scheduled to grow at TreeTime.ca. Perhaps try purchasing seed from SeedTime.ca and growing your own? Or sign up for a restock notification above.
Boreal Beauty produces large berries that are well suited to mechanical harvesting. It also has strong branches to hold up heavy berries.
Haskaps have a taste that is a cross between raspberry and blueberry. The berries can be used for eating fresh, baking, jams and jellies, freezing. Haskaps are high in vitamins, fibre, and anti-oxidants.
This variety is an excellent choice for U-picks and commercial harvester type orchards.
Boreal Beauty is an late pollinating variety. Pair with other late pollinators to have a higher yield. Boreal Beauty Haskap is a great companion variety for the Boreal Beast Haskap.
Red Elderberry Quick Facts
Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts
Toxicity: toxic to humans