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2 Haskap Berry Seedlings - Assorted
2 Haskap Berry Seedlings - Assorted
Haskap berries (Lonicera caerulea), also known as honeyberries, are similar in colour to blueberries and but have a shape like a mini cigar. The plants are actually related to the honeysuckle family that grows natively throughout North America, Europe, and Northern Asia.
Haskap shrubs are a well mannered garden plant. Rarely exceeding 2 metres in height or width, they grow into tidy, rounded shrubs that fit handsomely in tiny urban gardens. If you’ve longed for a fruit-producing tree or shrub for your townhouse garden, you’ll be happy to hear that two bushes can easily fit in the space a single apple tree would take!
Haskaps will come in pairs of two as they are not self-pollinating and need a companion for best fruiting production.
1-2' saplings.
Planting:
Haskaps should be planted about 2.5-5 cm (1"-2") deeper than they were in the nursery container. They should be spaced at least 1 meter (3') apart each other or from other plants. Keep the soil around newly planted shrubs moist (but not waterlogged) for the first 2 - 3 weeks.
Growing:
Bushes do not need pruning for first 3 years. Afterwards, pruning is an important part of bushberry management. Like many other bushberry crops, it is important to prune mature haskap plants to increase yields and fruit quality while improving plant vigour and harvesting efficiency. In Ontario, pruning usually occurs on dormant plants (January-March). The later the pruning activities can be scheduled, the easier it will be to identify winter damaged material for removal. Pruning can also be performed after the plants have broken dormancy if needed (i.e. typically by mid or late-April in Ontario) which can make it easier to determine if branches have winter damage or are diseased and need to be removed. Avoid pruning in the late summer or early fall as this practice can promote the development of new, tender, growth which is more susceptible to winter damage.
Read more here: https://gardening.usask.ca/gardening-advice/gardenline-nested-pages/food-plant-pages/fruit/haskap.php#Haskaps