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Boreal Beast is a University of Saskatchewan haskap, or blue honeysuckle, cultivar of Lonicera caerulea. It is part of the Boreal series. The series was bred from Russian, Japanese, and Kuril Islands germplasm for larger fruit, strong flavour, productivity, later ripening, and traits useful for machine harvest. The poster identifies Boreal Beast as a Japanese x (Kuril x Russian) hybrid. [S3]
The fruit averages about 2 grams, so it is larger than many earlier University of Saskatchewan haskaps. Sources rate Boreal Beast highly for flavour and aroma across several years of evaluation. Its fruit is distinctive but not conventionally attractive. One handout says the berries look like a lumpy pear. [S2] [S3]
Boreal Beast ripens late for haskap. The 2019 handout places it in late July at Saskatoon, after Boreal Blizzard and before Boreal Beauty. The 2017 breeding poster says it was the only cultivar ripening in August in Saskatchewan. This is a small source difference in seasonal wording, not a conflict in its late-season position. [S2] [S3]
The plant is described as very productive. It also has a long bloom period and can pollinate both Boreal Blizzard and Boreal Beauty. The 2019 handout says it blooms in sync with both. A Boreal Beauty cultivar sheet lists Boreal Beast as a recommended companion pollinizer for Boreal Beauty. [S1] [S2] [S3]
The name refers to both appearance and pairing. The handout says it was named partly because it looks a little ugly and partly because it blooms with Boreal Beauty, forming the Beauty and the Beast pair. [S2]
The supplied sources do not state direct zone hardiness. The strongest geographic evidence is that Boreal Beast was bred, evaluated, and described by the University of Saskatchewan program under Saskatoon and Saskatchewan conditions. The Boreal Beauty sheet also suggests that Boreal Beast and Boreal Beauty may be worth testing in warmer locations, with possible better southern adaptation if their late ripening reflects late bloom. [S1] [S2] [S3]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Breeding the Boreal Series of Haskap (Lonicera caerulea), with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
Selected source quotations
“Boreal Beast (below) • J x (K x R) hybrid • 2.0 g avg fruit wt. • Very productive • High flavour ratings • Extended bloom period can pollinate both B. Blizzard and B. Beauty”
— Breeding the Boreal Series of Haskap (Lonicera caerulea), p1
“Boreal Beast: This variety is one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma but has fruit that look like a lumpy pear.”
— Recommended fruit Varieties, p1
“this variety and ‘Boreal Beast’ would be worthwhile testing in warmer locations. It may have better southern adaptation.”
— ‘Boreal Beauty’, p3
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 146 | Breeding the Boreal Series of Haskap (Lonicera caerulea) | unknown | 7 | 0 | 0 | p1 | Presented as a haskap cultivar in Lonicera caerulea.; The abstract states Boreal Beast is the only cultivar that ripens in August in Saskatchewan.; Extended bloom period can pollinate both Boreal Blizzard and Boreal Beau |
| 143 | Recommended fruit Varieties | unknown | 6 | 0 | 0 | p1 | Ripens in late July in Saskatoon, after Boreal Blizzard and before Boreal Beauty.; Fruit average about 2 grams.; Blooms in sync with Boreal Beauty and Boreal Blizzard.; Named partly because it looks a little ugly and bec |
| 133 | ‘Boreal Beauty’ | unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | p3 | Previous page context identifies ‘Boreal Beast’ as a recommended companion plant for pollination with ‘Boreal Beauty’.; ‘Boreal Beast’ and ‘Boreal Beauty’ would be worthwhile testing in warmer locations if late ripening |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 146 | p1 | taxon_context | Presented as a haskap cultivar in Lonicera caerulea. | Boreal Beast (below) • J x (K x R) hybrid • 2.0 g avg fruit wt. • Very productive • High flavour ratings • Extended bloom period can pollinate both B. Blizzard and B. Beauty | page_block:0.90 |
| 146 | p1 | description_snippet | The abstract states Boreal Beast is the only cultivar that ripens in August in Saskatchewan. | Boreal Beast (below) • J x (K x R) hybrid • 2.0 g avg fruit wt. • Very productive • High flavour ratings • Extended bloom period can pollinate both B. Blizzard and B. Beauty | page_block:0.90 |
| 146 | p1 | description_snippet | Extended bloom period can pollinate both Boreal Blizzard and Boreal Beauty. | Boreal Beast (below) • J x (K x R) hybrid • 2.0 g avg fruit wt. • Very productive • High flavour ratings • Extended bloom period can pollinate both B. Blizzard and B. Beauty | page_block:0.90 |
| 146 | p1 | flavor_profile | Described as having high flavour ratings; the abstract says its flavour ratings were among the highest over several years of evaluation. | Boreal Beast (below) • J x (K x R) hybrid • 2.0 g avg fruit wt. • Very productive • High flavour ratings • Extended bloom period can pollinate both B. Blizzard and B. Beauty | page_block:0.90 |
| 146 | p1 | productivity | Described as very productive. | Boreal Beast (below) • J x (K x R) hybrid • 2.0 g avg fruit wt. • Very productive • High flavour ratings • Extended bloom period can pollinate both B. Blizzard and B. Beauty | page_block:0.90 |
| 146 | p1 | fruit_size | Average fruit weight is stated as 2.0 g. | Boreal Beast (below) • J x (K x R) hybrid • 2.0 g avg fruit wt. • Very productive • High flavour ratings • Extended bloom period can pollinate both B. Blizzard and B. Beauty | page_block:0.90 |
| 146 | p1 | entry_pedigree | Identified as a J x (K x R) hybrid, interpreted from the page context as Japanese x (Kuril x Russian) haskap hybrid. | Boreal Beast (below) • J x (K x R) hybrid • 2.0 g avg fruit wt. • Very productive • High flavour ratings • Extended bloom period can pollinate both B. Blizzard and B. Beauty | page_block:0.90 |
| 143 | p1 | description_snippet | Ripens in late July in Saskatoon, after Boreal Blizzard and before Boreal Beauty. | Boreal Beast: This variety is one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma but has fruit that look like a lumpy pear. | page_block:0.90 |
| 143 | p1 | fruit_size | Fruit average about 2 grams. | Boreal Beast: This variety is one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma but has fruit that look like a lumpy pear. | page_block:0.90 |
| 143 | p1 | recommendation_context | Blooms in sync with Boreal Beauty and Boreal Blizzard. | Boreal Beast: This variety is one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma but has fruit that look like a lumpy pear. | page_block:0.90 |
| 143 | p1 | anecdote_snippet | Named partly because it looks a little ugly and because it blooms in sync with Boreal Beauty, forming the 'Beauty and the Beast' pairing. | Boreal Beast: This variety is one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma but has fruit that look like a lumpy pear. | page_block:0.90 |
| 143 | p1 | description_snippet | Fruit are described as looking like a lumpy pear. | Boreal Beast: This variety is one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma but has fruit that look like a lumpy pear. | page_block:0.90 |
| 143 | p1 | flavor_profile | Described as one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma. | Boreal Beast: This variety is one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma but has fruit that look like a lumpy pear. | page_block:0.90 |
| 133 | p3 | recommendation_context | Previous page context identifies ‘Boreal Beast’ as a recommended companion plant for pollination with ‘Boreal Beauty’. | this variety and ‘Boreal Beast’ would be worthwhile testing in warmer locations. It may have better southern adaptation. | page_block:0.90 |
| 133 | p3 | recommendation_context | ‘Boreal Beast’ and ‘Boreal Beauty’ would be worthwhile testing in warmer locations if late ripening indicates late bloom; the text suggests possible better southern adaptation. | this variety and ‘Boreal Beast’ would be worthwhile testing in warmer locations. It may have better southern adaptation. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| taxon_context | Presented as a haskap cultivar in Lonicera caerulea. | 0.98 |
| description_snippet | The abstract states Boreal Beast is the only cultivar that ripens in August in Saskatchewan. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | Extended bloom period can pollinate both Boreal Blizzard and Boreal Beauty. | 0.98 |
| flavor_profile | Described as having high flavour ratings; the abstract says its flavour ratings were among the highest over several years of evaluation. | 0.95 |
| productivity | Described as very productive. | 0.96 |
| fruit_size | Average fruit weight is stated as 2.0 g. | 0.98 |
| entry_pedigree | Identified as a J x (K x R) hybrid, interpreted from the page context as Japanese x (Kuril x Russian) haskap hybrid. | 0.90 |
| description_snippet | Ripens in late July in Saskatoon, after Boreal Blizzard and before Boreal Beauty. | 0.98 |
| fruit_size | Fruit average about 2 grams. | 0.98 |
| recommendation_context | Blooms in sync with Boreal Beauty and Boreal Blizzard. | 0.98 |
| anecdote_snippet | Named partly because it looks a little ugly and because it blooms in sync with Boreal Beauty, forming the 'Beauty and the Beast' pairing. | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Fruit are described as looking like a lumpy pear. | 0.98 |
| flavor_profile | Described as one of the highest rated for flavour and aroma. | 0.98 |
| recommendation_context | Previous page context identifies ‘Boreal Beast’ as a recommended companion plant for pollination with ‘Boreal Beauty’. | 0.90 |
| recommendation_context | ‘Boreal Beast’ and ‘Boreal Beauty’ would be worthwhile testing in warmer locations if late ripening indicates late bloom; the text suggests possible better southern adaptation. | 0.94 |
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