Description
Size (HxW): 10-20’ x 10-15’
Growth Habit: Upright, rounded
Fruit Size: 1-1.5cm
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 2b
- A wild saskatoon that is native to the prairies
- Berries are purple with a blue hue
- Tangy-sweet fruit is good for fresh eating, baking & preserves
- Fruit ripens in early August; stores for 2 weeks in refrigerator
- Self-fertile; will produce more fruit with a pollinator
- Plant pollinators within 200’ for best results
- Produces fruit within 3-4 years after planting
- Clusters of small, five-petaled, white flowers in spring
- Round, green-blue foliage turns orange-red in fall
- Medium Growth Rate: 5-9”/year
- Row Spacing: 5-6’ apart
- Minimal suckering
