Experience with Honeyberry

General Fruit Growing
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That is pretty much as expected. The straight Russian genetics is more sour.
Not sure the reason most are smaller?

I bought one gallon plants of 2 of the Japanese kind in 2012 (Blue Moon and Blue Velvet), and sold them for ‘edible landscaping’…but I did get to taste some of them a year or more later. I liked them, even if probably a little underripe as the birds had found them.
Later I bought Tundra and one other I have forgot…the Tundra I liked but it didn’t bear much.
Either I sold it or it died. Currently I’ve got one or more of Aurora, Beauty, Beast, Honeybee, Tana, Giants Heart (Berries Unlimited) and I think one other from Dr. Thompsons cultivars. Indigo Gem and Blizzard died…being tiny plants.

Did you save seed this year? I didn’t have enough fruit.

And at least one Aurora has buds expanding since yesterday…as it’s been a 45 degree spike in our temperatures since 2 days ago.

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I forgot to save seeds. I do want to grow out some. I have so many unique brambles from growing out seeds. Some were intentional crosses and some I let nature do it. I also kept some volunteers. I have a purple primocane fruiting raspberry. First ever developed as far as I know. That was a volunteer. I’m too dense to have thought about doing a cross myself. Most purples are boring in flavor this one is anything but boring. Tart, intense, reminds me of boysenberries. Except it’s extremely hardy unlike Boysenberry. And also primocane fruiting. I did tip root last year to make a backup.

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sounds interesting

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