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

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

Lonicera caerulea Strawberry Sensation

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Chester Thornless Blackberry
Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry)

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 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 Quick Facts

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

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




Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry