Jupiter
Variety of Mahonia · Mahonia aquifolium
6
6
4🇩🇪 Germany
Taste & characteristics
Susceptibility & resistance
Powdery mildew
Profile
- Breeder
- Baumschule Berlin-Baumschulenweg
- Pollination
- self-fertile
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Elliptical to egg-shaped fruit. Heavy cropping with good processing qualities: dark red juice with a lemon-like flavour.
Growth
Broadly upright growth to 1.5 m, no suckers. Pale yellow flowers in upright inflorescences at the shoot tips, partly singly along the shoots.
Care
Site: Somewhat prone to powdery mildew — choose an airy spot and avoid damp, shaded corners. Care: Forms no suckers and stays within bounds at 1.5 m. Remove affected shoots if mildew appears.
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