Characteristics
A shrub. It has many branches. It grows 4 m high and has brownish-purple angled shoots. These have thick, straight thorns in groups of 3. The leaves are leathery and broadly oval. There are 12-25 flowers in a group 6-10 cm long. The flowers are 8-9 mm across. The fruit are purplish-red berries. They have a bluish covering. They are 7-8 mm across. There are 2-3 dark seeds.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
shrub
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Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
deciduous
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Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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Pollination |
entomogamy
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
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Mature height (meter) |
3.0
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Root system |
-
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Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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Root diameter (meter) |
-
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Flower color |
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Blooming months |
-
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Fruit color |
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Fruiting months |
-
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Nitrogen fixer |
-
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Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows on mounds and stony slopes of mountains.
Light |
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Soil humidity |
-
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Soil texture |
-
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Soil acidity |
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Soil nutriment |
-
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Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
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Germination duration (days) |
60 - 180
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
10 - 18
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Germination luminosity |
-
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Germination treatment |
stratification
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Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Size |
-
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Vigor |
-
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Productivity |
-
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