Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Amur Maackia - TreeTime.ca

Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

Lonicera caerulea Boreal Beauty

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Amur Maackia
Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry)

Amur Maackia is a robust and pretty tree often used for urban decoration and landscaping. This tree has coppery peeling bark that can sometimes resemble lace. Its upright clusters of small white flowers usually bloom in midsummer. Amur Maackia's Small size makes it a great choice for small yards or limited space.

Boreal Beauty Haskap produces sweet/tart berries that have a great flavour. The flavour of Haskaps is generally described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry. Boreal Beast Haskaps are well suited to fresh eating, freezing, baking, and preserves.

The berries are heavy, firm, and have a great branch hold. 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 Beauty Haskap is a late-pollinating variety that pairs well with Boreal Beast.

Amur Maackia Quick Facts

Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low


Fall colour: brown
Bark: shiny copper colour shedding in curls
Flowers: upright clusters of small white flowers
Flowers: pale yellow
Berries: large, purple blue
Flavor: raspberry-blueberry taste
Harvest: late July - mid August
Seeds: wide flat seedpods
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: maackia
Other Names: blue honeysuckle, honeyberry