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Borealis Honeyberries

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Borealis Honeyberries

Outstanding Flavor!

  • Bears up to 10 lbs. of fruit
  • Fruits ripen in late spring
  • Easy-to-grow shrub
Produces an abundance of 1-1/2" long berries tasting like wild blueberries in mid to late spring, even before strawberries are ripe. Mature plants yield up to 10 lbs. of berries, so you'll have plenty for fresh eating and desserts. Growing 6-8 ft. tall with attractive green foliage, it's a good choice for the edible landscape. Plant two varieties for pollination. Potted. Zones 2-7.
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Spring 2024 Shipping Schedule
ZONE All Other Perennials & Potted Plants
3A-4A 4/29/24 - 5/31/24
4B 4/29/24 - 5/31/24
5A 4/8/24 - 5/31/24
5B 3/25/24 - 5/31/24
6A 3/11/24 - 5/31/24
6B 2/26/24 - 5/31/24
7A 2/22/24 - 5/31/24
7B 2/19/24 - 5/31/24
8A 2/12/24 - 5/31/24
8B 2/13/24 - 5/12/24
9A & B 2/6/24 - 5/12/24
10A & B 2/6/24 - 5/12/24
Last Order Date Zones 3A-7B: 5/29/24
Zones 8A-10B: 5/8/24

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Product Details

  • Botanical Name: Lonicera caerulea 'Borealis'
  • Height: 24 - 36
  • Spacing:4 - 5 feet.
  • Spread:4 - 5 feet.
  • Light Required:Full Sun, Partial Shade
  • Pollinator:Need two varieties for cross pollination and increased fruit production. Aurora pairs well with Borealis.
  • Yield: Up to 10 lbs. on mature plants.
  • Color: Small, white flowers
  • Size: Dormant 4" Pot
  • Blooms: Early Spring, Mid Spring
  • Fruit: Elongated blue fruit similar in size and flavor to wild blueberries. Tender berry texture with firmer skin, good for fresh eating and baking, very easy picking berries.
  • Zone: 2-7
  • Form: Deciduous shrub, small fruit
  • Flower Form: Small white flowers
  • Soil Requirements: Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Pruning: Little pruning is needed on bushes younger than five years old other than removing dead, diseased, or broken branches. After that periodically remove older limbs. Ideally you should have four to six older limbs and a few younger shoots per shrub.
  • Foliage: Leaves are borne in opposite pairs on the stems. Short, oblong, medium green in color.

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