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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5b
Plant Height: 5 feet
Plant Spread: 10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Showy
Inconspicuous
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: U of Sask
Goes Dormant
Parentage: Blue Velvet x Tomichka

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Common names
  • Haskap
  • Japanese Honeyberry
  • Japanese Blue Honeysuckle

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Location: The Honeyberry Farm, Bagley, MN
Date: 2011-07-15 Borealis berries at the U of Saskatchewan
Location: The Honeyberry Farm, Bagley, MN
Date: 2018-05-20 Borealis (8 years old)
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-03-15
Location: The Honeyberry Farm, Bagley, MN
Date: 2015-06-28
Borealis honeyberries from 5 year old bush measure 3/4" long
Location: The Honeyberry Farm, Bagley, MN
Date: 2017-05-27
Borealis stunted by planting in the grass (6 years old).
Comments:
  • Posted by honeyberryusa (Bagley, MN - Zone 3a) on Nov 6, 2022 1:21 PM concerning plant:
    Wet scar. Tastes good when fully ripe 3 weeks after turning blue. Berry can bleed from stem ripping the skin when picked underripe. Very very bushy. Berries can mold due to lack of airflow.

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