Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) - TreeTime.ca

Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

Lonicera caerulea Boreal Blizzard

Amelanchier alnifolia Honeywood

Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry)
Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry)

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.

Honeywood Saskatoon, also known as Serviceberries, is excellent at producing an abundance of blue-coloured berries in mid-summer and has dark green foliage that turns yellow in the fall. It is quite large making it a perfect shrub in your backyard garden. Often grown for its edible qualities, the Honeywood Saskatoon is quite ornamental with stunning white blooms in the spring.

Boreal Blizzard Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Honeywood Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: large, purple blue
Berries: produces large edible berries
Flavor: raspberry-blueberry taste
Harvest: mid - late July
Flowers: pale yellow
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low




Other Names: blue honeysuckle, honeyberry
Other Names: honeywood juneberry, honeywood service berry