Haskap Presentation, Salmon Arm, BC

This is the link to High Mountain Farm's compilation of presentations given at Salmon Arm, BC on march 24, 2015: http://www.haskapbc.com/#!haskap-seminar-salmon-arm/c1h2i



It includes video presentations on:

• Haskap biology, plants, and growing systems
• Establishing and maintaining a Haskap orchard
• Recent and ongoing research
• Marketing Haskap
• Harvesting and using Haskap
• Haskap in the Shuswap
• Q & A

Joanna Harvester Demo

Kamchatka Haskap In Poland: Report

Here is a Google Chrome translation of an article in Polish concerning the growing of Kamchatka edible blue honeysuckle in Poland: "Many people wonder over the prospect of growing [edible blue honeysuckle] Kamchatsky in Poland. Is it worth it to take, or who will have to buy fruits and whether it is on the make? Past experience shows that there are great opportunities species growing in Poland, and in the disposal of fruit so far, there is no problem.

Kamczacka berry is an interesting species for cultivation in Poland, due to the low climatic and soil requirements. The plants are easy to handle, resistant to low temperatures during the winter and spring frosts. Fruit on commercial plantations of three years, you can start collecting now combine. For this purpose should be formed shrubs."

Here's the link: http://www.jagodnik.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1656:perspektywy-dla-jagody-kamczackiej-film&catid=49:inne&Itemid=72

There is also a video of harvesting (in Polish) and more to the article.  Accessing it through Goole Chrome allows you the option of translating it for yourself.  Just FYI...

Haskap Harvest 2013 - Heavenly Blue Honeysuckle Orchards, Ltd.

September Fruit

On September 3rd. 2009 I made an amazing discovery in the Honeysuckle orchard. Beautiful plump, great tasting berries! The July pickers had missed some berries hidden deep in the three year old Berry Blue bushes. The berries remained in tact and attached to the branches waiting to be picked until September. Is there any other fruit that ripens in June and can still be picked in September? None that I know about. Blue Honeysuckle is a most amazing fruit.

First Mechanical Harvest - U of S

This week preparations for the first mechanical harvesting of haskap at the U of S were made. A Joanna harvester was brought in, netting was taken down, and support posts removed. Some rows of haskap itself were also removed so that the machine could operate. (*Note: haskap plantings at the U of S are compact…made so as to best accommodate research practices, space utilization, and the needs of horticultural specialists and research technicians.)

Several rows of haskap were successfully mechanically harvested. The result was very encouraging, reported Dr. Bors. Haskap berries held up better than expected. Branches did not break even though the machine went down centre of the bushes.

At first glimpse it appeared that taller genotypes may have fared better in several respects than did short ones. Yesterday fruit was being sorted and further evaluated.