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Haskaps are also called Blue Honeysuckle or Honeyberry. The variety of names is a result from different origins of the plant. The word haskap is a tribute to the native people of the northern islands of Japan where several selections of the berry used in North America come from. Other selections or subspecies have origins from Russian where the plant is called honeyberry. Haskap breeding in North America started in the early 2000s at Oregon State University using Japanese varieties followed by the University of Saskatchewan using Russian varieties.
Whether you call them haskap or honeyberry, it is the same plant with different subspecies and origins, much like there are different varieties of strawberries and raspberries. There are many advantages to growing haskaps. The fruit is high in antioxidants, as high or even higher than blueberries. Additionally, they are an excellent source of vitamin C, higher than blueberry, raspberry and strawberry. They are hardy to zone 2. Winter temperatures of -40 degrees do not affect them. The flowers can withstand 17 degrees and still produce. Very few edible berries can make this claim. Even better, these berries taste good and have a variety of uses including baked goods, jam, syrup and wine.
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June
