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• Dormant plants resistant to -45°C
• Active young shoots resistant to -15°C
• Flowers resistant to -7°C
• Early harvest (mid-June to mid-July)
• Little evidence of pests and diseases
• Superior flavour, fruit size and fruit shape
• Superior yield
• Deemed as acceptable by U of S Japanese co-operators for their market
• High in antioxidants and Vitamin C
• Naturally low shrub (1.5m to 2m) - should require relatively low maintenance
• Fruit has relatively long harvest window
• Selections for U-Pick & garden and for Commericial harvesting and processing
• Fruit easily harvested without stems (U of S manually shakes the plant)
• ***Cloned varieties are not self pollinating

Common Names:

• Blue Honeysuckle
• Haskap
• Haskup
• "Honeyberries TM"
• Sweetberry Honeysuckle
• Edible Honeysuckle
• Swamp Fly Honeysuckle

Scientific Names:

• Lonicera Caerulia L.

Old Scientific Names:

• Lonicera edulis
• Lonicera villosa

Released Varieties (2007)

• Borealis
  • Recommended as U-pick or garden variety
  • Largest fruit size (sample average from U of S last year 1.62 g)
  • Short, flat, boxy fruit, wet scar, sweet-tart flavour
  • Average damage in trial mechanical processing
     
• Tundra
  • Good for commercial harvesting and processing
  • Resistant to damage yet still has a "melt in the mouth" characteristic
  • Large fruit size (sample average from U of S last year 1.49 g)
  • Long, flat, bullet oval fruit, dry scar, sweet-tangy flavour
  • Small amount of damage in trial processing
     
• 9-15
  • Chewy, large yield
  • Not as desirable for fresh fruit, but should be better for some end uses (dried or whole processed berries for example)
     
• 9-92
  • Slightly smaller version of Tundra
  • Testing underway to determine if this is a compatible pollinator for Tundra
  • Available soon
     
• 9-91
  • Promising
  • Suggested as a potential pollinator but undergoing more tests
  • No further fruit description at this time

Photos are courtesy of Dr. Bob Bors at the University of Saskatchewan and are used with permission.