Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Northern Gooseberry - TreeTime.ca

Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Northern Gooseberry

Lonicera caerulea Indigo Treat

Ribes oxyacanthoides

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Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry)
Northern Gooseberry

Indigo Treat has fruit similar in size and firmness to their Tundra variety, making it suitable for commercial production or your home garden.

Indigo Treat, like the Borealis Haskap, does not self-pollinate well. We recommend another variety, such as Honeybee or Berry Blue Honeyberry, be planted at a minimum 1:8 ratio with it to boost fruit production. Many experts suggest the highest Haskap yield comes from fields planted with the most varieties.

Due to stronger interest in newer cultivars, 2015 will be our last year selling Indigo Treat.

Northern Gooseberry is a small, ornamental quality native shrub with prickly stems. You can plant it anywhere you'd plant Prickly Rose or Common Wild Rose, such as your yard.

Most people find Northern Gooseberry berries a bit tart for significant fresh eating but they are good for baking, wine or jam.

Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Northern Gooseberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: elongated berries are large, firm and great tasting (sweet tangy)
Berries: purple or purplish black
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: haskap sk 9-91
Other Names: canada gooseberry, canadian gooseberry