Haskap 'Yezberry Sugar Pie'
Lonicera caerulea
The haskap ‘Yezberry Sugar Pie’ (Lonicera caerulea) allows for ideal cross-pollination with ‘Yezberry Solo‘. Productive, its haskap berries are large and very sweet. Haskap berries are the first to awaken when the snow has melted, this shrub from the global subarctic, North America, Europe, Asia, has no time to lose to take advantage of the short seasons.
The haskap ‘Yezberry Sugar Pie’ rings the flower bells for the bumblebees that open the ball in creamy white, then, in its second year, quickly gives the go-ahead to the fruit pickers, while the strawberries turn red. It will fruit for more than 30 years. Three times more antioxidant than blueberries, they are called long-life berries in Japan (Haskap). Sometimes secluded in acidic peat bogs, it adapts to clayey soils, even when soggy, liking rich and moist soils covered with organic mulch that retains moisture at least until the fruits swell with juice.
An elongated beauty creamed with a cosmetic bloom, the haskap is reminiscent of the blueberry with its melting pulp containing a few wild blackberry seeds and the bittersweet acidity of rhubarb and blackcurrant, well-balanced when ripe. More than welcome in jams and other sweet recipes, its pronounced complex flavor also complements savory dishes. Blue long before ripening, they fall to the ground when it is time to bring the basket, or the canvas placed under the shrub that can be shaken for efficiency.
Some will prefer to cover it with a net because in some years, bird damage quickly empties it. Although few insects interfere, after the harvest, from mid-summer, heat waves and drought can strike without affecting it, as can foliar diseases, although aesthetic damage can make sensitive gardeners stop their hearts when they discover plants that are completely dry, completely gray… completely bare, then, surprised, celebrate the resurrection at Easter when it is time to prune the old wood whose yields are declining. The modern varieties that we select are more resistant to diseases, but without guarantee.
Camouflage these small shrubs behind plants of similar height and that take off late, such as the Echinacea ‘Magnus Superior’ for example. These will not steal the show from the playful bumblebees, then will take over the landscape when the leaves fade.
Format: 3G/BIO
45.95$
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