Botanicheskaya
Variety of Sea buckthorn · Hippophae rhamnoides
Early, high-yielding Russian variety with large, juicy berries.
Also known as: Botanica
🇷🇺 Russia 1985
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourtartjuicyaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Zuchtselektion
- Breeder
- Botanischer Garten der Universität Moskau
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 0.8 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Large, oval, light-orange berries with thin skin and plenty of juice.
Growth
Moderately vigorous shrub, moderately thorny.
Yield
High, early yields from mid/late August.
Notes
Early variety widespread in Russia and Eastern Europe; female, needs a pollinator.
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