Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chippewa Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chippewa Blueberry

Vaccinium x Chippewa

Lonicera caerulea Boreal Blizzard

Chippewa Blueberry
Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry)

Chippewa Blueberry is the perfect shrub for attracting birds and butterflies. Incredibly cold-hardy, the Chippewa Blueberry is an upright shrub making it easy for harvesting. Known for producing high yields of large blue-colored berries, this blueberry is a favourite for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. As with all blueberries, the Chippewa needs soil with a low pH and high acidity.

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.

Chippewa Blueberry Quick Facts

Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: red and orange
Berries: edible blue
Berries: large, purple blue
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, juicy
Flavor: raspberry-blueberry taste
Harvest: July
Harvest: mid - late July
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: pale yellow
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: chippewa half high blueberry, half high blueberry
Other Names: blue honeysuckle, honeyberry