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Boreal Blizzard Haskap
Boreal Blizzard Haskap
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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
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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