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Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Festival Raspberry

Rubus sp. Festival

Lonicera caerulea Strawberry Sensation

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Festival Raspberry
Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry)

The Festival Raspberry is a large, bright-red and sweet berry. These firm berries are great for fresh eating and they typically fruit both in the summer and fall.

The Festival Raspberry is a thornless primocane variety, meaning that it produces fruit on first years' growth. Prune stalks each winter or early spring to get higher fruit yields and easier harvesting.

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.

Festival Raspberry Quick Facts

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Berries: elliptical blue-purple berries
Flavor: sweet/tart, hint of strawberry flavor
Harvest: July/September
Harvest: very late, mid June to mid July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: haskap, honeyberry, strawberry sensation honeyberry