Boreal Blizzard
$3.99
In StockUpright with vigorous growth habit. Strong branching structure and develops dome shape crown. Large and sweet / flavoursome berries.
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Description
Overview:Â Spring 2016. Large and sweet/flavoursome berries
Origin:Â 50% Japanese and 50% Russian
Plant Size and Shape:Â Width 5 feet x Height 5 feet. Upright with vigorous growth habit. Strong branching structure and develops dome shape crown.
Productivity:Â 10 pounds in fourth or fifth grow year
Needed Pollinator:Â Any other unrelated Honeyberry cultivar blooming at a similar time. UoS recommends – Tundra, Aurora, Honey Bee and Indigo Gem
Harvest Window:Â Midseason within general mid June to mid July window
Other harvest notes:Â Harvest at Brix of 15 plus. Machine harvestableBerry Size:3.0cm plus (about 1 inch plus). 2.8 to 3.9 grams
Shape:Â Long oval – berry shape 12
Stem Scar:Â Dry when ripen
Hardiness:Â Zones 2-4, 3-7 in the East coast, 5-9 in the West coast, 2-7 in central part of North America
Chilling Hours required:Â 1,000 to 1,200 plus hoursFlowers bloom:April
Soil pH:Â Tolerates 5 to 7, but ideal 6.4 and Soil type: Natural rich balanced and fungal soil
Planting time:Â Fall preferred
Plant spacing:Â 4 to 5 feet. Avoid aggressive tilling under maturing bushes, as damages the carpet type roots and Row spacing: 10 to 12 feet
Pruning:Â Annual pruning not required. After 10 years of fruiting consider cutting back the central woody stems to about one and a half feet
Origin:Â 50% Japanese and 50% Russian
Plant Size and Shape:Â Width 5 feet x Height 5 feet. Upright with vigorous growth habit. Strong branching structure and develops dome shape crown.
Productivity:Â 10 pounds in fourth or fifth grow year
Needed Pollinator:Â Any other unrelated Honeyberry cultivar blooming at a similar time. UoS recommends – Tundra, Aurora, Honey Bee and Indigo Gem
Harvest Window:Â Midseason within general mid June to mid July window
Other harvest notes:Â Harvest at Brix of 15 plus. Machine harvestableBerry Size:3.0cm plus (about 1 inch plus). 2.8 to 3.9 grams
Shape:Â Long oval – berry shape 12
Stem Scar:Â Dry when ripen
Hardiness:Â Zones 2-4, 3-7 in the East coast, 5-9 in the West coast, 2-7 in central part of North America
Chilling Hours required:Â 1,000 to 1,200 plus hoursFlowers bloom:April
Soil pH:Â Tolerates 5 to 7, but ideal 6.4 and Soil type: Natural rich balanced and fungal soil
Planting time:Â Fall preferred
Plant spacing:Â 4 to 5 feet. Avoid aggressive tilling under maturing bushes, as damages the carpet type roots and Row spacing: 10 to 12 feet
Pruning:Â Annual pruning not required. After 10 years of fruiting consider cutting back the central woody stems to about one and a half feet