Frugana
Variety of Sea buckthorn · Hippophae rhamnoides
Early-ripening variety with comparatively mild, less acidic flavour.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourtartjuicyaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Selektion aus Wildmaterial
- Breeder
- Institut für Obstforschung Dresden-Pillnitz
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 0.5 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium-sized, orange berries with somewhat milder acidity than other varieties.
Growth
Moderately vigorous, upright growth; moderately thorny.
Yield
Good yields; earliest of the Pillnitz varieties, ripening from mid-August.
Notes
Female; as an early variety good for fresh use. Needs a pollinator.
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