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

Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Lonicera caerulea Indigo Treat

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Lowbush Blueberry
Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry)

Lowbush Blueberry, commonly known as the Wild Lowbush Blueberry, is often wild-harvested and thrives in low pH acidic soil. This early low-bush blueberry produces white and pink bell-shaped flowers in the spring. Its fruit is smaller in size than high bush blueberry plants and is more flavourful with an intense blueberry taste-masking it perfect for fresh eating, baking, and preserves.

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.

Lowbush Blueberry Quick Facts

Indigo Treat Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.3 m (1.0 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
Berries: edible blue
Berries: elongated berries are large, firm and great tasting (sweet tangy)
Harvest: July
Flowers: white, pink tinged, bell shaped
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Maintenance: high
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: late lowbush blueberry, late sweet blueberry, wild lowbush blueberry
Other Names: haskap sk 9-91