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Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Mountain Huckleberry

Lonicera caerulea Strawberry Sensation

Vaccinium membranaceum

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Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry)
Mountain Huckleberry

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.

Mountain Huckleberry is a small shrub known for its tart to sweet berries. The berries range from purple-black to red-black, and can be eaten fresh or used in jams and syrups. It is a plant native to Alberta and the berries are frequently enjoyed by both people and wildlife.

In traditional Indigenous fire management practices, berry patches were burned after harvest. This would reduce the invasion of other plants allowing the Mountain Huckleberry to thrive. Its foliage has low flammability and can survive low severity fires, and even if destroyed they regrow from the roots.

Note: Mountain Huckleberry requires specific soil conditions. They need moist, well-drained, acidic soil with a pH around 5.5.

Strawberry Sensation Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Mountain Huckleberry Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $22.99
Zone: 2a
Zone: 5a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


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


Native to: AB, BC, ON, YT, NT
Other Names: haskap, honeyberry, strawberry sensation honeyberry
Other Names: big huckleberry, black huckleberry, tall bilberry, thinleaf huckleberry