Tundra Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chester Thornless Blackberry - TreeTime.ca

Tundra Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

Lonicera caerulea Tundra

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Chester Thornless Blackberry
Tundra Haskap (Honeyberry)

Chester Thornless Blackberry is a self-pollinating fruit-bearing shrub. In mid-summer, the Chester Thornless Blackberry produces large, sweet-tasting, heart-shaped blackberries that are perfect for fresh eating. It is a semi-erect blackberry plant that requires little support from a trellis to keep its fruit off the ground. Don't forget to protect your berries. The birds love this shrub almost as much as you will.

Chester Thornless Blackberries are floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth.

Tundra Haskap is sweet/tangy with a great flavour. The flavour of Haskaps is generally described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry. Tundra Haskaps are well suited to fresh eating, freezing, baking, and preserves. They have the firmest berries, which makes them well-suited for commercial production

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.

Tundra Haskap is an early-pollinating variety and pairs well with Aurora and Honey Bee.

Chester Thornless Blackberry Quick Facts

Tundra Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: heart shaped black
Berries: elongated berries are large, firm and great tasting (sweet tangy)
Firmness: firm
Harvest: July
Flowers: pink
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Maintenance: high
Suckering: high
Suckering: none




Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry