Hippophae sinensis (Rousi) Tzvelev

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Elaeagnaceae > Hippophae

Characteristics

A deciduous tree. It grows about 4.5 m high. It can be 12 m high. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. The fruit are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It grows in temperate places. It suits hardiness zones 3-9.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses fodder medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hippophae sinensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70028331-1
WFO ID wfo-0000723750
COL ID 3M2FC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hippophae sinensis Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. sinensis Hippophae rhamnoides var. procera Hippophae salicifolia subsp. sinensis