Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chippewa Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Chippewa Blueberry

Lonicera caerulea Strawberry Sensation

Vaccinium x Chippewa

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry)
Chippewa Blueberry

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.

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.

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Chippewa Blueberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: red and orange
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Berries: elliptical blue-purple berries
Berries: edible blue
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet/tart, hint of strawberry flavor
Flavor: sweet, juicy
Harvest: very late, mid June to mid July
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: chippewa half high blueberry, half high blueberry