Honey berry plants

[rita1]

well my honey berry plants have arrived and planted, hopefully they will produce some fruit.http://i46.tinypic.com/1qlq3n.jpg

[Pineberry]

Where did you get them from?

[rita1]

Where did you get them from?

hi i got them off Amazon you garden.
they did take awhile to be delivered and i had to send an email asking where they were, but the next day they arrived, they were well packed and in good condition when they arrived.

[Pineberry]

Mine took few years to reach almost waist hight right now. Do not expect any berry for at least next 2 years. You may get one or two in a year but not guaranteed. But they are worth the wait.
Just for the info they flower very early, but they blossom can survive -5, -7 frost. Plus they are very nutritionally rich supposedly.

[rita1]

thank you Pineberry for the information, do they need to be planted by each other for pollination, i have given my sister one and was wondering if she should get another to go with it. What do they taste like? i have just ordered a pink blueberry, can't wait to try the fruit on that. i found it on James Wong site.

[Veg newbie]

I got some but not sure if they survived. I got them about a week before the last batch of snow. They got some green shoots but not those have died off. Hoping they will make a come back.

[Pineberry]

You do need 2 different varieties for cross pollination. The ones sold in the UK normally are caurelea and kamachatnika (or something that way in spelling)
On the agroforestry site they got a few more different cultivars but sold out for this year.

I got 10 different cultivars on order from Germany. Hopefully they will arrive soon.

I watched few videos on youtube on honeyberry so decided to expand my collection. This year my 2 bushes are throwing a lot of flowers ( fingers cross I will get some berries, but still might not as originally I had 3 plants bought from qvc about 3-4 years back. When I moved house last year I accidentally killed one of them ( forgot to plant on time and it got lost in the bags) so I may have 2 of the same. if I get anything I will post picture here.

[Pineberry]

I got some but not sure if they survived. I got them about a week before the last batch of snow. They got some green shoots but not those have died off. Hoping they will make a come back.

The plants themselves are very hardy upto -50 (mind you established plants I would think)
We do not get nowhere near this temperatures here so I would have high hopes that they should survive. The new growth might be damaged but plants themselves alive.

[Pineberry]

Plant them next to each other yes, about a meter distance I would give they grow large.
Get another one for your sister for sure.

[Headbrewer]

Pineberry - I hope your plants have arrived from Germany? If so, are you pleased with them and where did you get them as like you I would love to extend my collection of Honey Berry cultivars. Thanks

[Pineberry]

My plant have arrived very quickly, they were 2 liter pots grown, can post photos if you wish. I am very pleased. Few have got flowers now so I am hoping for some berries this year already.

The site I bought it from is Gimolost.de
(Gimolost is in russian honeyberry)

I paid eu59 for 10 plants and eu39 for delivery. I know it sounds expensive however the plants are good size and for 10 plants it works out about £9 per bush, which is less then you would pay here for a lot smaller plant.