Crimson Star

Variety of Goji berry · Lycium barbarum

Very productive, compact cultivar with large, sweet-tart berries and strong cold hardiness.

🇺🇸 USA

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Large, bright-red berries with a tangy-sweet taste and few seeds.

Medium shrub, usually 2–2.5 m; more compact than the Lifeberry types.

Bears 1–2 years after planting; among the most productive western cultivars.

Self-fertile; cold-hardy to about -20 °C.

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