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[John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>]

Glad to help Glenn.  Most of my honeyberries have come from OGW.  I have found that there are substantial differences in flavor, productivity, form and vigor among the OGW honeyberry vars from them, but that it is also advantageous to have a variety of plants.

One other comment.  I have run into people that claim to not like the flavor, but my personal experience is that it is tempting to harvest them too early.  I wait until I see a plant start to drop a few berries, before picking (from that plant).  This results in best flavor, which is quite good.

Also, one of my plants insists on going dormant early each year, then throws a few leaves and flowers in the fall.  This year I had a single honeyberry harvested in late September so it wouldn't surprise me to find that we will eventually have a fall bearing honeyberry as well.



--- On Sun, 12/7/08, Glenn & Kathy Russell <GlennAndKathy2@cox.net> wrote:

From: Glenn & Kathy Russell <GlennAndKathy2@cox.net>
Subject: [NAFEX] Regarding Haskups
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 12:39 PM

Hi John-

            Thanks for the info!

            Although I’ve purchased from probably 6, and have catalogs from 12 online fruit nurseries, I’ve actually done much with “One Green World”.  They certainly do have a lot more Honeyberries (11!) than say Raintree (None), Gurneys (2), or Burnt Ridge.  I’ve ordered a catalog from them now.

            I think I’ll probably go with your advice (seems to make sense, and you’re close to me) about going with the late bloomers.  I’ll probably just get 1 of each of the 4 you mention.  From their online blurb (below), it didn’t seem to conflict with your advice.  It just seemed they were recommending those varieties for that area, but there’s nothing to say they couldn’t also work well in our area too.

            Looking forward to having something else to eat at strawberry time!

Thanks again for the info!

                        -Glenn

 

From One Green World:  While Honeyberry can be grown throughout the US , some varieties have proven better adapted to our maritime Northwest growing conditions. The late blooming varieties Blue Velvet™, Blue Moon™, Blue Forest™, and Blue Pacific™ set and ripen significantly more fruit in our region. The other varieties grow well but bloom earlier, after our short and mild winters, and generally set less fruit because of the lack of bees and other insects available for pollination.

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