Saskatoon berry

Saskatoons are generous, starting to fruit within two to three years and building to impressive harvests by year five. The sweet, mild-flavoured berries look like blueberries but are actually more closely related to apples. They are incredibly cold-hardy, tolerating brutal prairie winters, and are an important commercial crop in western Canada. Self-fertile, but planting two varieties improves fruit set. The berries are wonderful fresh, in pies (historically used like blueberries by First Nations peoples), or dried. Easy, productive, and attractive with good autumn colour.