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Haskaps of Oz by Yeowarra

Haskaps of Oz by Yeowarra

An established name. A new chapter.

Haskaps of Oz by Yeowarra carries a pioneering Tasmanian growing story into an ambitious Australian future.

The Yeowarra nursery team examining a mature potted haskap plant

The knowledge continues

A nursery story carried forward.

Haskaps of Oz introduced many Australian gardeners to the honeyberry through years of propagation, observation and growing in Tasmania. When Yeowarra acquired the business, the plants and that practical knowledge came with it.

Today, Haskaps of Oz by Yeowarra brings the collection into its next chapter at our family farm and nursery in Irrewarra, Victoria.

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The work at Yeowarra

Grow. Observe.
Select. Repeat.

Our nursery team propagates and grows haskap plants while building a clearer picture of how different selections perform in Australian conditions. We record establishment, plant form, flowering time, compatible partners, summer response and berry quality.

It is careful, seasonal work. Each crop adds another set of observations, helping us make better decisions about the plants we supply and the genetic material we carry forward.

The Yeowarra nursery team inspecting young haskap plants

Inside the nursery

The next chapter is being grown here.

These are the plants and people behind Haskaps of Oz today. The nursery gives us the scale to compare batches, preserve plant identity and follow the crop from propagation through flowering and fruit.

The Yeowarra team working among rows of haskap plants
Working through the nursery rows at Irrewarra.
A close view of haskap flowers being inspected by hand
Flowering time and overlap help us understand compatible partners.
Healthy young plants growing in the Yeowarra nursery
Growing enough plants to compare vigour, form and seasonal response.

Where we are heading

Plants for today.
An Australian berry crop for tomorrow.

For gardeners and growers, our immediate work is simple: supply healthy, correctly identified plants in compatible groups, backed by practical growing information.

Longer term, Yeowarra is investing in genetics, selection and research to help bring haskaps into commercial production in Australia. We are working towards flavoursome, juicy berries that can earn a place in fresh produce and future consumer products.

Aerial view of the Yeowarra farm at Irrewarra

A family farm at Irrewarra

Deep roots. A new crop.

The McMahon family has called Yeowarra home since 1974. Decades of nursery-scale growing, plant selection and practical farming now support the next chapter for Haskaps of Oz.

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01

Supply plants in compatible groups.

Haskaps need genetically different partners that flower together. Our packs give home gardeners and growers a sound starting mix.

02

Keep identity and records.

Labels and growing records connect flowering, establishment and fruit observations to the selections in the nursery.

03

Build the crop for the long term.

Plant sales support the work happening now while berry production and food products remain part of the larger ambition.

Make room to grow

Start with your site.

Whether you are planting four plants in a garden or planning a larger orchard, your location and growing conditions are the place to begin.