Haskap variety 11 of 11
Giant’s Heart
Get to know this variety and where it fits in the usual ripening order at Camerise St-Gabriel.
Usual ripening order at our orchard: 11 of 11
Five quick facts
- Usual period
- Late season
- Flavour
- Similar to Beauty and Keiko in our observations
- Texture
- Firm and not prone to breaking
- Best use
- Freezing
- Picking
- Fairly easy to pick and less prone to drop than Beauty
A specialist nursery describes elongated berries with a heart-like shape.
In Camerise St-Gabriel’s observed order, this variety follows Keiko. Its name and appearance do not predict its weight or flavour here.
It is the last point in our 11-variety sequence. Always check the pick-your-own status before travelling near the end of the season.
GROWN AND OBSERVED HERE
What we observe at Camerise St-Gabriel
These practical notes come from our own plants, harvests and visitor experience. They can vary with ripeness, weather and the season.
- Giant’s Heart is currently the last of our 11 varieties to ripen. Near the end of our usual sequence, Beauty comes before Keiko, followed by Giant’s Heart.
- Its heart-shaped berries are firm and their profile seems close to Beauty and Keiko. They pick fairly easily and appear less prone to dropping than Beauty berries.
- Like Beauty and Keiko, this variety is particularly well suited to freezing.
Published descriptions and background
Origin and identity
Berries Unlimited describes Giant’s Heart as a later-season cultivar with heart-shaped berries. Detailed independent studies are less available than for Aurora or the Boreal series.
Taste and texture
The seller describes a very sweet taste with a plum-like note. At our orchard, its profile seems closer to Beauty and Keiko, so we do not present the plum note as a locally confirmed characteristic.
Fruit and picking
The name draws attention to a heart-like shape without guaranteeing that every berry will have that outline or a “giant” weight. In our observed order, it is the last of the 11 varieties to ripen.
Fresh or prepared
It offers a different late-season discovery when the berries are ready. Its firmness and our practical experience make it a particularly useful variety for freezing.
What we will continue to observe here
To document at our orchard: flavour changes with ripeness, the share of heart-shaped berries, average weight, and condition after thawing.
The ripening order comes from our orchard observations. Varieties may overlap, and weather changes timing, flavour and berry size. Published measurements come from other growing sites and do not indicate what can be picked today.
Sources and context
Published fruit descriptions come from the sources below; they are not measurements made at our orchard. The usual ripening position is our own observation.