Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) ALTAYSKAYA

Sweet variety of universal type sea buckthorn for fresh consumption directly from the shrub as well as for plantation cultivation with mechanized harvesting. Advantages are large fruiting, excellent sweet and sour taste and almost no thorns.

Crossing: free pollination of the elite form 30-61-1487 (Shcherbinki-1 х Katun ecotype). Breeder E.I. Panteleeva, T.M. Pletneva. Released in 1997.
Plant type: female, fruiting
Vigour: moderate, compact dense shrub
Thorns: negligible, almost none, absence of thorns makes harvesting easier
Fruits: delicious, slightly sour, sweet, large, average weight 1g, oval, orange, skin moderately firm. The sugar content of 9.71%, acidity 1.14%, vitamin C 84.5mg / 100g oil 5.2%
Harvest season: late August
Yield: moderately high. The variety produces its first yield 4 years after planting.
Soil: well drained, deep sandy-loamy soil, slightly acidic-neutral
Frost resistance: plants and flowers are completely frost hardy