Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chester Thornless Blackberry - TreeTime.ca

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Lonicera caerulea Strawberry Sensation

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

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Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry)
Chester Thornless Blackberry

Strawberry Sensation Haskap is a new cultivar from Berries Unlimited that is getting lots of attention. These haskaps have a unique flavor that range from sweet to tart with an alpine strawberry after taste. This highly productive shrub produces haskaps late season and are ideal for freezing or fresh eating.

Strawberry Sensation is an late pollinating variety. Pair with other late pollinators to have a higher yield.
Boreal Blizzard is a great companion variety.

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.

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Chester Thornless Blackberry Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $16.99
Zone: 2a
Zone: 3b
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: elliptical blue-purple berries
Berries: heart shaped black
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet/tart, hint of strawberry flavor
Harvest: very late, mid June to mid July
Harvest: July
Flowers: pink
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: high
Suckering: low
Suckering: high




Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry