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Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Kawai Haskap (Honeyberry)

Lonicera caerulea Strawberry Sensation

Lonicera caerulea Kawai

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Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry)
Kawai Haskap (Honeyberry)

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.

The Kawai Haskap is a compact fruit-bearing shrub that blooms with small white flowers in early spring and then fruits with medium-sized, oval shaped berries in late June and July. Their taste is usually described as something between a raspberry and a blueberry. The berries are blue and sweet and are great for fresh eating or preserves.

The Kawai Haskap, or Kawai Honeyberry is cold-hardy and is suitable for urban gardens.

Kawai is a late pollinating variety. Pair with other late pollinators to have a higher yield.
Giants Heart Haskap is a great companion variety for the Kawaii.

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Kawai Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: elliptical blue-purple berries
Berries: oval
Fruit size: medium
Firmness: medium
Flavor: sweet/tart, hint of strawberry flavor
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: very late, mid June to mid July
Harvest: late june/july
Flowers: white
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none




Other Names: kawai honeyberry