Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) BOTANICHESKAYA

A technical type of variety suitable for plantation cultivation with mechanized harvesting. Advantages are large fruiting and weak thorns. Extremely early yields. Resistant to Sea Buckthorn Verticillium Necrosis and Endomycosis.

Crossing: free pollination of a Leningrad form of sea buckthorn with the Altai form and subsequent selection of the offspring.
Plant type: female, fruiting
Vigour: moderate, compact, pyramid-shaped shrub
Thorns: weak, absence of thorns makes harvesting easier
Fruits: large, weighing an average of 0.8 grams, elongated-oval, yellow-orange, thin but firm skin, sour taste. The fruits only hold lightly to the branches and are very easy to pick, making for a very efficient tapping method of harvesting.
Harvest season: mid-August
Yield: already in the second year after planting an average yield of 4 t / ha, in the third year 10 t / ha, in the sixth year 10 - 25 t / ha, which corresponds to a harvest of 8 to 20 kg per bush
Soil: well drained, deep sandy-loamy soil, slightly acidic-neutral
Frost resistance: plants and flowers are completely frost hardy