Lonicera caerulea 'Hoka'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Medium yield, short stature, very early ripening haskap, sweet/tart and firm, for home garden use and limited space. Origin: Corvallis, OR, by M.M. Thompson. L. caerulea #8 o.p.; seed collected 2000; selected 2004; introd. 2016. USPP 28,593; 7 Nov. 2017; CPBR pending. Tree: short; flowers white, frost tolerant; cold hardy USDA Zones 4; yields 2.8 kg/10-year bush. Fruit: medium-large; cylindrical; skin blue; ornamental; firmness medium; ripens early, 10 June in Corvallis; flavor sweet/tart; 15-16 oBrix; berry scar small; attachment medium; reduced preharvest drop; non-tearing skin; retains firmness and taste 4 weeks in cold storage.
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Germination duration (days) 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Lonicera caerulea 'Hoka'