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Blue Banana Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry

Viburnum trilobum JN Select

Lonicera caerulea Blue Banana

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Redwing Highbush Cranberry
Blue Banana Haskap (Honeyberry)

The Redwing Highbush Cranberry is a dense multi-stemmed shrub that blooms with white pinwheel shaped flowers in spring. It produces small, red, and edible berries in late summer. Its leaves are green, but the tips become more saturated with red throughout the season, and then turn a stunning crimson colour in the fall.

The Redwing Highbush Cranberry makes a good addition to any urban garden or hedge, and its berries are commonly used to liven up preserves with their tart flavor.

The Blue Banana Haskap is a fruit-bearing shrub that produces medium-sized oval berries that are quite sweet. Their taste is typically described as something between a raspberry and a blueberry. Its small white flowers bloom in April, with harvest time being mid-June to mid-July. The berries are juicy, and are great for fresh eating and using in preserves.

The Blue Banana Haskap, or Blue Banana Honeyberry is a cold-hardy cultivar.

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

Redwing Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Blue Banana Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Foliage: red tips on leaves
Fall colour: red/orange
Flowers: white, pinwheel shaped
Berries: small, red
Berries: blue, oval
Flavor: sour
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: late August-February
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: blue banana honeyberry, haskap, honeyberry