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Sweet Lifeberry

Variety of Goji berry Β· Lycium barbarum
Sister cultivar to Big Lifeberry with sweeter, only slightly tangy fruit.
Edible value6Medicinal value7Other uses3
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

juicysweet

Profile

Parentage
Selektierte Lycium barbarum (Proven Winners)
Breeder
Proven Winners
Fruit weight
0.8 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

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

Description

Fruit

Juicy, sweet red berries with a slight tang when fully ripe.

Growth

Very vigorous, 3–3.6 m tall if unpruned; suits hedges and espaliers.

Yield

Reliably productive; early yields after 1–2 years.

Notes

Self-fertile; bred for flavour rather than fruit size.

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