Lycium barbarum 'Little Goji'? - 200-250 CM C20 3 CANE

Description
The Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® (Lycium barbarum) produces red berries. These have a sweet-sour, aromatic flavour. Well-drained, calcareous, nutrient-rich soil and a sunny to semi-shaded position provide the ideal conditions for a bountiful harvest from August onwards. Its purple flowers are a beautiful sight. With its bushy and compact growth habit, the Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® grows to a height of around 1 m, making it ideal for growing in pots on a balcony or terrace.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Lycium halimifolium.

Bulletpoints
* sweet-sour, aromatic flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * tolerates pruning * easy to care for * heat tolerant, drought resistant, resistant to urban climates, salt air tolerant

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® are grey-green, lanceolate, leathery and alternate.

Spread
China.

Frost hardiness
The Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® is a bushy, compact shrub that can reach a height of 0.8–1 m.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Pruning
Pruning, ideally from February to March, is advisable for this plant.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Lycium barbarum 'Little Gojii'® prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil. Commercially available container plant soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Watering: In the period from May to September - Pruning: In the period from February to March.

Care
- Fruit trees planted in spring must be watered generously throughout the summer. Well-rooted plants only need additional water in extremely dry conditions. - Cut back boldly in spring so that the plant grows compactly.

Flower
The lilac, bell-shaped flowers appear from June to September.

Fruit
The red berries have a sweet-sour, aromatic flavour. The berries are oval. Ripening time from August.

Use
Tubs, privacy screen, cottage garden, bee pasture, fresh consumption, bird food plant, jam, dried

Shoots
The shoots of Lycium barbarum 'Little Gojii'® are spiny.

Root
Lycium barbarum 'Little Gojii'® is a deep-rooting plant.