Blue Banana Haskap Bareroot

Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Blue Banana Haskap Bareroot

Species: Lonicera caerulea

History: Blue Banana was developed by Lidia Stuart of Berries Unlimited, potentially bred from Russian varieties or a cross between Russian and Japanese varieties. The variety is named for the unique shape of the berries and was likely selected for their large size and sweet flavour.

Why We Grow It: Blue Banana is exceptionally sweet compared to other haskap varieties and the flavour has been described as 'smoked strawberry.' These large, sweet berries are good for fresh eating along with cooking, baking, preserving, etc! The bush itself grows quickly and is relatively disease resistant.

$25.00

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71 in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, juice, cooking, drying, jelly, wine, etc.

Fruit Size: Large

Storage: Keeps about a week when stored in the fridge

Harvest: June - Middle

Cider Class (if applicable):

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 2

Soil Preferance: Prefers average conditions and well-drained soil

Flowering Time: Middle

Bloom Colour: Greenish-white

Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different haskap variety with a similar bloom time

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Shrub reaches 1.5m, vigorous, upright growth habit with dense branches. Good disease resistance.

Overall Disease Resistance Rating*:

*this rating is combined with our experience growing in our test orchards combined with already available information on the cultivar.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

We have simplified our crop inventory for grafted fruit trees into two sizes:

1m+ Grade: this often has some feathering, and is measured including the rootstock.

50-80cm Grade: this is like a 'b-grade' tree, sometimes with minor scaring or bent, these trees are priced accordingly.

Blue Banana Haskap Bareroot

$25.00

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