Indigo Yum
$2.99
In StockUpright with vigorous growth habit. Medium branching structure and develops oval shape crown. The berries are more stretched or longer than the other Indigo series.
Qty | Price |
1-49 | $9.95 |
50-99 | $6.65 |
100-499 | $5.45 |
500-999 | $4.65 |
+1000 | $3.95 |
Description
Origin: Launched in 2011. The berries are more stretched or longer than the other Indigo series
Plant Size and Shape: Width 4 feet x Height 4 feet. Upright with vigorous growth habit. Medium branching structure and develops oval shape crown
Productivity: 6 to 8 pounds plus in fourth or fifth grow year
Needed Pollinator: Any other unrelated Honeyberry cultivar blooming at a similar time. UoS recommends Tundra, Aurora, Honey Bee and Berry Blue
Harvest Window: Mid-season within general mid-June to mid-July window
Other harvest notes: Harvest at Brix of 15 plus. Machine harvestableBerry Size:Â 2.0 cm plus (about 3/4 inch plus)
Shape: Medium oval and boxy – berry shape 4
Stem Scar:Â Dry when ripen
Hardiness: 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: 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: Annual pruning not required. After 10 years of fruiting consider cutting back the central woody stems to about one and a half feet
Plant Size and Shape: Width 4 feet x Height 4 feet. Upright with vigorous growth habit. Medium branching structure and develops oval shape crown
Productivity: 6 to 8 pounds plus in fourth or fifth grow year
Needed Pollinator: Any other unrelated Honeyberry cultivar blooming at a similar time. UoS recommends Tundra, Aurora, Honey Bee and Berry Blue
Harvest Window: Mid-season within general mid-June to mid-July window
Other harvest notes: Harvest at Brix of 15 plus. Machine harvestableBerry Size:Â 2.0 cm plus (about 3/4 inch plus)
Shape: Medium oval and boxy – berry shape 4
Stem Scar:Â Dry when ripen
Hardiness: 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: 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: Annual pruning not required. After 10 years of fruiting consider cutting back the central woody stems to about one and a half feet