Planting: Well drained sandy soil in sun, fully hardy perennial, 4’-5’. Plant one male fore every eight females, spacing 4-6’ apart. A resilient, ornamental, thorny shrub, great for hedging, windbreaks, and soil stabilization especially in coastal areas.
Harvest: Fruits are picked when rip and used whole, juiced, in decoctions, or for oil extraction.
Culinary: Fruits are eaten with cheese in East Europe, and made into marmalade, jelly, syrup and sauces.
Medicinal: A sour astringent herb with a high vitamin A and C content. Used internally as a tonic to increase resistance to infection., Used externally for skin problems.
Third Eye Vision:
Seeded: Transplant in 2009, SW corner in front of hydrangea
Links: Wiki
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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