Characteristics
A small spreading tree. It grows 4 m high. The leaves are narrow. They are dark green. The leaves are 2-5 cm long. The flowers can occur singly or in clusters. The fruit is round but flattened. The skin is thin.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
1.25 - 2.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
3.0 - 4.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
1.5
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| 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 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
| 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
The fruit are eaten fresh or as juice. They are also made into jelly.
Cultivation
Plants are grown by seed or by grafting.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-7
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
22 - 28
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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