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Originally Posted by Shazam
They're perfectly hardy here, I've had some in my backyard for years now.
If OP wishes to have blue fruit, then honeyberry is a very good choice. You need two though for proper pollination. Another good choice is saskatoon bush.
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I probably should have qualified that. I live in Priddis and what might grow in your back yard does not always grow in mine.
Edit: Honeyberry was a no go for me too. Maydays won't even grow at my place, and I have tried them countless times. I have finally settled on Amur cherry instead. They seem to be much hardier for the Priddis area and the bark is very nice as well, like red birch. And I did get some clump birch to take, they are quite nice now, had to make a microclimate for them.
Saskatoons will grow here, I have some, but really, anything west of Calgary, towards the mountains, just not the zone for saskatoons. They grow leggy here, not much fruit either. In the city, saskatoons do fine.