Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Northblue Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Northblue Blueberry

Vaccinium x Northblue

Lonicera caerulea Indigo Treat

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NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Northblue Blueberry
Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry)

Northblue Blueberry produces the best tasting of the half-high blueberries we carry. It's a cross between a highbush and a lowbush variety, which makes it suitable for smaller yards. For its size, Northblue Blueberry produces abundant quantities of large, firm berries. They are sweet and juicy.

While this variety is self-pollinating, we recommend pairing it with another suitable blueberry to increase the berry production of both varieties.

Note: Blueberries require very specific soil conditions. They need well-drained soil with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0. If the starting pH of your soil is between 5.1 and 6.2 you can lower it by adding sulfur. We recommend against planting blueberries in soil with a starting pH greater than 6.2. Please do your own research before buying any blueberry plants.

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.

Northblue Blueberry Quick Facts

Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: dark red
Berries: large clusters of blue berries
Berries: elongated berries are large, firm and great tasting (sweet tangy)
Fruit size: large
Firmness: firmer
Flavor: sweet/juicy
Harvest: mid summer
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: haskap sk 9-91