Haskap is a plant that has only recently begun to be massed produced in Canada. Developed by the University of Saskatchewan Fruit Breeding Program and led in development by Dr. Bob Bors, the plant was bred by crossing a more winter resistant variety of Haskap from Northern Russia with a tastier variety from Northern Japan. Haskap is native to North-East Asia and Europe (Bors Blue). Haskap plants are shrubs that are grown Canada wide, mainly in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Eastern Canada. Haskap shrubs are also grown in Northern Japan and Russia (Bors Growing). The plants yield blueish purple berries shaped like a cylinder. The taste is described as a “raspberry/blueberry flavour with a special zing” (Bors Growing). First coming to into mass production in 2007, Haskap is an up and coming crop in Canadian Agriculture.