Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chester Thornless Blackberry - TreeTime.ca

Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Lonicera caerulea Boreal Beauty

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry)
Chester Thornless Blackberry

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.

Chester Thornless Blackberry is a self-pollinating fruit-bearing shrub. In mid-summer, the Chester Thornless Blackberry produces large, sweet-tasting, heart-shaped blackberries that are perfect for fresh eating. It is a semi-erect blackberry plant that requires little support from a trellis to keep its fruit off the ground. Don't forget to protect your berries. The birds love this shrub almost as much as you will.

Chester Thornless Blackberries are floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth.

Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Chester Thornless Blackberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3b
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: large, purple blue
Berries: heart shaped black
Firmness: firm
Flavor: raspberry-blueberry taste
Harvest: late July - mid August
Harvest: July
Flowers: pale yellow
Flowers: pink
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high




Other Names: blue honeysuckle, honeyberry
Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry