Blue Treasure Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Heritage Raspberry - TreeTime.ca

Blue Treasure Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Heritage Raspberry

Rubus x Heritage

Lonicera caerulea Blue Treasure

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Heritage Raspberry
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The Heritage Raspberry is a deciduous thorny shrub that produces two crops in the year: a moderate one in early summer followed by a heavier harvest in the fall. This plant blooms with white, rose-like flowers and fruits with extra-sweet, dark red berries that are great for fresh eating, canning or freezing.

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

Blue Treasure Haskap is a late season cultivar, ideal for cooler climates, and a favorite from Berries Unlimited. The berries are delectably sweet and ideal for fresh eating, but can also be made into jam, juice, and wine.

Blue Treasure is a late pollinating variety. Pair with other late pollinators to have a higher yield.
Kawai is a great companion variety.

Heritage Raspberry Quick Facts

Blue Treasure Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
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)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: red
Berries: oval, heart shape blue-purple berries
Fruit size: large
Flavor: extra-sweet
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: June-July, September to October
Harvest: very late, mid June to mid July
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low