Honey Bee Edible Honeysuckle Home Page Tree has strong structure and

Tree has strong structure and bears annually

Tree bears young

bred by Elmer Swenson in WI and released by Iowa State in 2001

Keeps several weeks in cold storage

Some moderate resistance to fireblight

Honey Bee Edible Honeysuckle Home Page Tree has strong structure andLonicera caerulea var. edulis The fruit of this bush is a blue, teardrop shaped berry with very tiny seeds (like a blueberry). The fruit is tart, but tasty and useful for jams and jellies. These are the earliest plants in the nursery that leaf out, flower, and set fruit. Cedar waxwings adore them and so do bumblebees. The bush is not climbing, and not invasive. It reaches a height of about 6 ft. Requires a pollinator of another variety. A more upright