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Kawai Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Heritage Raspberry

Lonicera caerulea Kawai

Rubus x Heritage

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Kawai Haskap (Honeyberry)
Heritage Raspberry

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.

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.

Kawai Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Heritage Raspberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: white
Berries: oval
Berries: red
Fruit size: medium
Fruit size: large
Firmness: medium
Flavor: sweet
Flavor: extra-sweet
Harvest: late june/july
Harvest: June-July, September to October
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: kawai honeyberry