honeyberry

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An upright, multi-stemmed deciduous edible fruit shrub with grey-green ovate-lance shaped leaves. Small white lightly fragrant flowers are produced in early spring followed by edible, oval cylindrical blue-black berry fruits which develop a white bloom when ripe for harvest in early summer.

Scientific classification

Species: honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica)
Genus: Lonicera
Family: Caprifoliaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible · Shrubs
Plant type: 1-1.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy · Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of honeyberry

Distribution map

Plant distribution

Native
Introduced
Cultivated

Source：WCVP v16 · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY 3.0 · Boundaries：WGSRPD / TDWG

Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of honeyberry

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honeyberry care guide

Moderate regular watering, deep soak only during prolonged hot spells
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, deep soak only during prolonged hot spells

Fertilizing

Balanced evergreen shrub feed applied once per early spring yearly

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Semi-ripe cutting can be taken during summer from none-fruiting stems. Hardwood cuttings can be taken in late-autumn winter.\r\nHoneyberry is easily propagated by seed; the pulp around the seed needs to be removed before they are sown in moist, warm conditions during the summer. There is no need for any cold stratification of the seed.