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

Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Patriot Blueberry

Vaccinium x Patriot

Lonicera caerulea Boreal Blizzard

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Patriot Blueberry
Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry)

The Patriot Blueberry offers the largest fruit of all the early season blueberries and thrives in an acidic soil with a low pH. With fruit that can easily grow to the size of a quarter, you'll be known for having the largest blueberries for miles. The Patriot Blueberry is ideal for fresh eating, baking, and preserving. Cold hardy and self-pollinating, the Patriot Blueberry is also resistant to root rot.

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.

Patriot Blueberry Quick Facts

Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 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 to deep red
Berries: edible blue
Berries: large, purple blue
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, mild
Flavor: raspberry-blueberry taste
Harvest: July
Harvest: mid - late July
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: pale yellow
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: patriot highbush blueberry, patriot northern highbush blueberry
Other Names: blue honeysuckle, honeyberry