General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Plant Height: 4 to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1 1/2 inch longated, deep blue berries
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Haskap
  • Japanese Honeyberry
  • Japanese Blue Honeysuckle

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Location: The Honeyberry Farm, Bagley, MN
Date: 2022-05-22
Location: The Honeyberry Farm, Bagley, MN
Date: 2015-06-28
Aurora honeyberries from 2 year old bush measure over an inch lon
Location: The Honeyberry Farm, Bagley, MN
Aurora berry from young plant measures 3/4" long and tastes great

Date: 2020-05-04
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