Characteristics
A shrub. It grows 1.5 m high. The leaves are round. There are sharp thorns below the leaves. Flowers are yellow with 7-14 petals. The fruit ripen from green to bluish.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.25 - 1.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. In Chile it grows from 500 m to over 2,300 m above sea level. It grows in dry areas with a winter rainfall of 400-800 mm. It can tolerate some shade. It suits hardiness zone 7. It can tolerate frost and snow.
| 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. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
cuttings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
60 - 180
|
| 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°) |
-18
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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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