Lonicera caerulea 'Chitose #11' Pagoda - Late Honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea 'Chitose #11' Pagoda - Late Honeyberry
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 4-5 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-8
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
Lonicera caerulea 'Chitose #11' Pagoda - Late Honeyberry
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 4-5 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-8
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
Lonicera caerulea 'Chitose #11' Pagoda - Late Honeyberry
- also known as Haskap
- hardy deciduous multi-stemmed edible fruiting shrub
- inconspicuous fragrant yellow blooms in spring
- blooms in late season for honeyberries, and requires a like-blooming pollinator*
- fruit tastes similar to blueberries, but ripens earlier by about a month
- honeyberries are one of the first berries to ripen in spring!
- berry is an elongated edible blue cylinder, good for fresh eating, baking, or preserves
- fruit has a tender texture, but freezes well
- green leaves in pairs do not develop significant fall color
- attractive rounded form makes a good landscape shrub
- great in full sun to part shade
- needs well-drained soil
- grows 4-5 feet tall and wide
- grows in zones 2-8
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
* for an up-to-date blooming calendar to identify like-blooming cultivars, I recommend http://www.honeyberryusa.com/honeyberrybloomtimes.html
