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Honeyberry Seedling

bare-root plants
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$24.50
Item: 7612-A
stock details: 1–3' bare-root plants
Lonicera caerulea

4-6' × same. Also called Haskap or Edible Honeysuckle.

Small dark blue oval berries, very yummy and high in antioxidants, ripen in June, around or just before strawberries. Somewhat similar in bush and berry to our native highbush blueberry.

These are genetically unique seedlings grown from varieties such as Indigo Treat and Indigo Gem and likely to retain characteristics of the parent plants, such as high yield and larger fruit size. Productive plants bear at a young age with proper pollination. Ten pounds of fruit per plant is possible after a few years.

Adaptable to most soils. Fruits best in full sun, but tolerates part shade. Leaves may show signs of sunburn as season progresses. 

Space 4–6' apart. Shallow roots benefit from a good layer of mulch. Extremely hardy, low maintenance and disease free. Suitable as pollinators for named varieties. Plant at least two for pollination. Zone 2.

Maine Grown.
ships in spring
Quick Details
Maine Grown
Yes
Color
dark blue
Hardy to Zone
2
Additional Information

Honeyberry

Also called Haskap or Edible Honeysuckle. Our Canadian neighbors are crazy about haskaps, ramping up commercial U-pick orchards, exporting fruit to Japan, and making fun treats like honeyberry jam and ice cream. Use them like blueberries, fresh or cooked. In the Japanese Ainu language, haskap means ‘lots of little things on top of the branches.’ Native to Siberia and the Kuril Islands.

Small Trees and Shrubs

As Green’s Nursery catalog from 1904 explains, “There are many trees that by pruning can be made to resemble shrubs, and many shrubs that by different pruning may be made to produce medium-sized trees.”

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ship from early March through mid-to-late May, weather depending, beginning with warmer USDA zones.