Honey Bee Edible Honeysuckle Home Page bred by Elmer Swenson in

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

Known since 1794

Tree bears young

Some moderate resistance to fireblight

but yields will be benefit from another variety nearby

Honey Bee Edible Honeysuckle Home Page bred by Elmer Swenson inLonicera 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