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Boreal Blizzard Haskap

Boreal Blizzard Haskap

Regular price $15.00 CAD
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Boreal Blizzard is a University of Saskatchewan haskap selected for very large flavourful berries, cold hardiness, and a mid to late season harvest.

Bloom Period Mid to late season
Pollination Group Mid and late University of Saskatchewan
Best Partners Boreal Beast, Honey Bee, late Russian types

Cold Hardiness Zone: 2

Growing details

Fruit weight reference
2014 trial reference: 2.8 g mean; 3.9 g maximum
Mature size reference
Nursery observation: at least 5 ft tall and wide
Hardiness reference
Nursery reference: zones 2–7; the source did not name the zone system
Ripening
First three weeks of July in the cited 2014 trial; about seven days after Tundra/Indigo and 14 days after most Russian types
Mildew response
Excellent resistance reported; the mildew pathogen was not specified
Flavour reference
Excellent; similar to Aurora with a more pronounced tang in breeder commentary
Pollination fit
Current chart rates Boreal Beast excellent, Boreal Beauty poor and Aurora bad
More about this plant

Boreal Blizzard pairs large trial fruit with an earlier window than Boreal Beast and Boreal Beauty. The cited 2014 trial reports a 2.8 g mean and 3.9 g maximum, with ripening during the first three weeks of July. Boreal Beast is the clearest pollination partner in the current practical chart.

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Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Cold hardiness · Zone 2
Canadian climate map with provinces outlined; highlighted minimum zone: 2

Zone 2 and warmer

Province records show native distribution, not every place the species grows. The hardiness map shows minimum winter hardiness; soil, moisture and summer warmth also matter.

About these maps

Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.

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