Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Boreal Beauty Haskap Bareroot

Species: Lonicera caerulea

History: Boreal Beauty haskap is part of the Boreal series of haskaps developed by Bob Bors at the University of Saskatchewan. The goal of the Boreal series is to cross haskaps from Russia, Japan, and the Kuril Islands to create superior cultivars with the best qualities of all three strains. Boreal Beauty was released in early 2017, chosen for its large size, firmness, and good flavour. Its name, a reference to Beauty and the Beast, was meant to be a handy way to remember that Boreal Beast is the recommended for pollination partner for this variety, but in practice unfortunately the two don't overlap quite enough for pollination to be optimal.

Why We Grow It: Boreal Beauty sports large berries that are more oval-shaped and firm than other haskaps while maintaining with good flavour. This variety could show promise for mechanical harvesting. It is also quite vigorous and produces heavy crops. 

$25.00

Size

49 in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, juice, jelly

Fruit Size: Large

Storage: Keeps about a week when stored in the fridge

Harvest: July - Early

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 2

Soil Preferance: Prefers average conditions and well-drained soil but is adaptable to anything except clay

Flowering Time: Late

Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different haskap variety to produce fruit.

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

General Growth Habit: Shrub reaches about 2m tall, highly vigorous with an upright growth habit, produces heavy crops. Resistant to powdery mildew. Harvest early to mid July, let it sit out a few days to ripen further for optimal sweetness.

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.

Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

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Boreal Beauty Haskap Bareroot

$25.00

$25.00

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