Korean Big

Variety of Goji berry · Lycium barbarum

Korean selection of the small red-fruited type with a bold, herbal taste.

Also known as: Korean Big Berry

🇰🇷 South Korea

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.

Small to medium red berries with a herbal, slightly peppery aroma.

Robust, vigorous shrub, usually classed as Lycium chinensis.

Reliable yields; traditionally grown in East Asia.

Self-fertile; fruit better for drying/cooking than fresh eating.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Goji berry unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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