Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Boreal Beast Haskap Bareroot

Species: Lonicera caerulea

History: Boreal Beast was developed by Bob Bors at the University of Saskatchewan as part of the Boreal series of haskaps. 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 Beast was rated very highly for flavour in the breeding program. Named after Beauty and the Beast, Boreal Beast was intended to be the pollination partner for Boreal Beauty but in practice it has been found that their pollination times don't quite overlap.

Why We Grow It: Boreal Beast is noted for its excellent flavour with a great aroma and pleasant aftertaste. The shrub itself is quite vigorous and sturdy, and produces good-sized crops of delicious medium-sized berries.

$25.00

Size

49 in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, juice, jelly

Fruit Size: Medium

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: Middle

Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different haskap variety to produce fruit, Boreal Beast has a long bloom time which makes it a good pollinator for other varieties.

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

General Growth Habit: Shrub grows up to 2m tall, highly vigorous with an upright growth habit. Resistant to powdery mildew. Flowers mid to late spring. Harvest early 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.

handful of Boreal Beast Haskaps

Boreal Beast Haskap Bareroot

$25.00

$25.00

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