Indigo Treat
$2.99
In StockUpright with good growth habit. Medium branching structure and develops dome shape crown. This variety is similar to Tundra, but the berries are 10% smaller on average. Sweet / flavoursome berries.
Qty | Price |
1-49 | $9.95 |
50-99 | $6.65 |
100-499 | $5.45 |
500-999 | $4.65 |
+1000 | $3.95 |
Description
Overview:Â Launched in 2011.This variety is similar to Tundra, but the berries are 10% smaller on average. Sweet/flavoursome berries.
Origin:Â Japanese, Russian and Kuril parentage
Plant Size and Shape:Â Width 4 feet x Height 4 feet. Upright with good growth habit. Medium branching structure and develops dome shape crown
Productivity:Â 6 to 8 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 Berry Blue
Harvest Window:Â Mid season within general mid June to mid July window
Other harvest notes:Â Harvest at Brix of 15 plus. Machine harvestableBerry Size:Â 2.0 cm plus (about 3/4 inch plus)
Shape:Â Medium oval and boxy – berry shape 4
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:Â 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 Japanese, Russian and Kuril parentage
Plant Size and Shape:Â Width 4 feet x Height 4 feet. Upright with good growth habit. Medium branching structure and develops dome shape crown
Productivity:Â 6 to 8 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 Berry Blue
Harvest Window:Â Mid season within general mid June to mid July window
Other harvest notes:Â Harvest at Brix of 15 plus. Machine harvestableBerry Size:Â 2.0 cm plus (about 3/4 inch plus)
Shape:Â Medium oval and boxy – berry shape 4
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:Â 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