berry variety
Borealis
Honeyberry (Haskap) · Lonicera caerulea
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 3a–6b
- Chill hours
- 1500 to 2000 below 45°F
- Days to harvest
- 30 to 50
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- 30 to 50 years
At a glance
Sweet-tart, intense flavor with raspberry-blueberry notes, large soft berries; fresh, jam, syrup. Saskatchewan release, the standard pollinator partner for Aurora.
Growing Borealis
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Borealis by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other honeyberry (haskap) varieties
3 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Aurora
Sweet-tart, complex blueberry-grape-raspberry flavor, soft elongated dark-blue berries; fresh, jam, baking, fr…
- Indigo Treat
Sweet-tart, rich complex flavor; fresh and jam. Cornell-evaluated cultivar with reliable productivity in north…
- Tundra
Sweet-tart, balanced flavor, firmer than other haskaps; fresh, processing, mechanical harvest. Productive Sask…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Borealis honeyberry (haskap) grow in?
Borealis grows in USDA zones 3a through 6b.
- How does Borealis compare to other honeyberry (haskap) varieties?
Borealis is one of 4 honeyberry (haskap) varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full honeyberry (haskap) variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Lonicera coerulea a3", by Opioła Jerzy (Poland), via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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