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Golden Currant vs Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry)
Ribes aureum
Lonicera caerulea Boreal Blizzard
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Golden Currant produces berries for jams, jellies, sauces and even pemmican. This currant bush is very dense, allowing for use as a hedge, windbreak, or wildlife habitat.
This plant is also a very popular rootstock to graft popular red and white currant varieties to. The resulting plants are taller, more productive, and easier to harvest.
Boreal Blizzard Haskap is known for its excellent taste and is the most similar to the Aurora Haskap. The flavour of Haskaps is generally described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry. Boreal Blizzard Haskaps are well suited to fresh eating, freezing, baking, and preserves.
It has one of the largest and heaviest berries and they are firm enough to withstand mechanical harvesting
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.
Boreal Blizzard Haskap is a late-pollinating variety that pairs well with Boreal Beast.