Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Lonicera caerulea Boreal Beauty

Diervilla lonicera

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Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry)
Northern Bush Honeysuckle

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 and pairs well with Boreal Beast.

The Northern Bush Honeysuckle is a small, dense, deciduous shrub. The trumpet-like yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves turn yellow then red in the fall. The flower nectar has a sweet honey taste that can be sucked out of the flower.

Because of its aggressive suckering habit, the Northern Bush Honeysuckle makes a great hedge, shrub border, or thicket in a woodland garden.

Boreal Beauty Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high


Flowers: pale yellow
Flowers: yellow to red
Berries: large, purple blue
Flavor: raspberry-blueberry taste
Harvest: late July - mid August
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: boreal beauty honeyberry, haskap, honeyberry
Other Names: low bush honeysuckle