Aurora

Description

Origin: Russian x Japanese – Solovey x MT46.55
Plant Size and Shape: Width 5 feet x Height 5 feet. Upright with vigorous growth habit. Medium branching structure and develops oval shape crown
Productivity: 10 pounds plus in fourth or fifth grow year
Needed Pollinator: Any other unrelated Honeyberry cultivar blooming at a similar time. UoS recommends Indigo Gem, Tundra and Honeybee
Harvest Window: Mid-season within general mid-June to mid-July window
Other harvest notes: Harvest at Brix of 15 plus. Machine harvestable

Berry Size: 2.5 to 3.0 cm (about 1 inch) and Weight: 2.0 to 2.5  grams
Shape: Pointed pear- berry shape 12 and Chewy, Sweet with good deep flavour
Stem Scar: 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 hours
Flowers bloom: April
Soil pH: Tolerates 5 to 7, but ideal 6.4 and Soil type: Natural rich balanced and fungal soil
Planting time: Fall preferred
Plant spacing: 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