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Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Thimbleberry

Lonicera caerulea Boreal Beauty

Rubus parviflorus

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Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry)
Thimbleberry

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.

Thimbleberry is an ornamental shrub with large, green maple-like-leaves. Flowers are attractive, fragrant, and turn into red-raspberry-like berries. The berries are good for jams, cakes, breads, muffins etc. If you remove the berry, the core resembles a thimble, giving this shrub its namesake.

Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Thimbleberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: gold
Berries: large, purple blue
Berries: edible, red, similar to raspberries
Flavor: raspberry-blueberry taste
Harvest: late July - mid August
Flowers: pale yellow
Flowers: white, showy
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none




Other Names: blue honeysuckle, honeyberry
Other Names: thimbleberry, western thimbleberry