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* Blue-berried Honeysuckle / Blue honeysuckle | * Blue-berried Honeysuckle / Blue honeysuckle | ||
* Deepblue Honeysuckle | * Deepblue Honeysuckle | ||
* Bluefly honeysuckle | |||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
Haskap -- from Ainu language meaning "little present on the end of the branch". | Haskap -- from Ainu language meaning "little present on the end of the branch". | ||
===History=== | |||
===Varieties=== | ===Varieties=== | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
===Range=== | ===Range=== | ||
''Native to:'' | |||
Albania, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Magadan, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia | |||
''Introduced into:'' | |||
Norway | |||
<nowiki>[Source= Plants of the World Online]</nowiki><ref name=powo>[http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148657-1 ''Lonicera caerulea'' (Plants of the World Online).]</ref> | |||
===Morphology=== | ===Morphology=== | ||
Mature height 1.5 m (5"), spread 1.5 m (5")<ref name=crawford2016>Crawford, M (2016). [https://www.worldcat.org/title/creating-a-forest-garden-working-with-nature-to-grow-edible-crops/oclc/1041938577 Creating a Forest Garden: working with nature to grow edible crops.] Green Books. ISBN 9781900322621.</ref> | |||
Fruits 0.8-1.0cm long, dark blue. | |||
===Growth Habit=== | ===Growth Habit=== | ||
Fast growing, deciduous shrub.<ref name=edibleshrubs>Edible Shrubs</ref> | |||
===Reproduction=== | ===Reproduction=== | ||
At least 2 plants needed for good cropping. | |||
Flowering from spring (March-April in UK).<ref name=crawford2016 /> Flowers frost tolerant.<ref name=crawford2016 /> | |||
Fruiting in summer. | |||
==Requirements== | ==Requirements== | ||
===Hardiness=== | ===Hardiness=== | ||
===Soil Type=== | ===Soil Type=== | ||
Tolerant of most soils.<ref name=crawford2016 /> | |||
===Soil pH=== | ===Soil pH=== | ||
===Shade Preference=== | ===Shade Preference=== | ||
Full sun | |||
===Shade Tolerance=== | ===Shade Tolerance=== | ||
Moderate shade, cropping reduced | |||
===Aspect=== | ===Aspect=== | ||
===Exposure=== | ===Exposure=== | ||
==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
Easy to grow | |||
===Planting=== | ===Planting=== | ||
Potted or bare rooted plants in winter.<ref name=crawford2016 /> | |||
===Forest Gardening=== | ===Forest Gardening=== | ||
===Companion Planting=== | ===Companion Planting=== | ||
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===Pruning=== | ===Pruning=== | ||
===Problems=== | ===Problems=== | ||
Resistant to pests and disesases<ref name=edibleshrubs /> | |||
==Harvest== | ==Harvest== | ||
Harvest when berries darken and soften.<ref name=crawford2016 /> | |||
Stores for about 1 week. | |||
==Preservation== | ==Preservation== | ||
* Freezing | |||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
* | Berries can be eaten raw.<ref name=edibleshrubs /> Seeds are very small, so no need to seive. | ||
* Jams | |||
* Jellies | |||
* Fruit leather | |||
Secondary uses: | |||
* [[Bee-friendly plants|Bee plant]] (like most honeysuckles) | |||
==Cooking== | ==Cooking== | ||
‘’Add recipes or links here’’ | ‘’Add recipes or links here’’ | ||
==Nutritional Values== | ==Nutritional Values== | ||
* High in antioxidants (3x higher than blueberries). | * High in antioxidants (3x higher than blueberries). | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 25 May 2019
Template:Italic title This article discusses cultivation, uses and preservation of Lonicera caerulea, a cool climate shrub with edible fruit in the honeysuckle family. The plant may perform moderately well as part of the shrub layer in a temperate climate forest garden.
Background Information
Taxonomy
Family: Caprifoliaceae ("honeysuckle family")
Genus: Lonicera
Species: L. caerulea
Common names
- Honeyberry
- Sweetberry Honeysuckle
- Haskap (haskappu, hascap, hascup)
- Blue-berried Honeysuckle / Blue honeysuckle
- Deepblue Honeysuckle
- Bluefly honeysuckle
Etymology
Haskap -- from Ainu language meaning "little present on the end of the branch".
History
Varieties
Characteristics
Range
Native to:
Albania, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Magadan, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Norway
[Source= Plants of the World Online][1]
Morphology
Mature height 1.5 m (5"), spread 1.5 m (5")[2]
Fruits 0.8-1.0cm long, dark blue.
Growth Habit
Fast growing, deciduous shrub.[3]
Reproduction
At least 2 plants needed for good cropping.
Flowering from spring (March-April in UK).[2] Flowers frost tolerant.[2]
Fruiting in summer.
Requirements
Hardiness
Soil Type
Tolerant of most soils.[2]
Soil pH
Shade Preference
Full sun
Shade Tolerance
Moderate shade, cropping reduced
Aspect
Exposure
Cultivation
Easy to grow
Planting
Potted or bare rooted plants in winter.[2]
Forest Gardening
Companion Planting
Allelopathy
Propagation
Maintenance
Watering
Pruning
Problems
Resistant to pests and disesases[3]
Harvest
Harvest when berries darken and soften.[2]
Stores for about 1 week.
Preservation
- Freezing
Uses
Berries can be eaten raw.[3] Seeds are very small, so no need to seive.
- Jams
- Jellies
- Fruit leather
Secondary uses:
- Bee plant (like most honeysuckles)
Cooking
‘’Add recipes or links here’’
Nutritional Values
- High in antioxidants (3x higher than blueberries).
- High in Vitamin C
- High in calcium