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Needle gooseberry (lat. Grossularia acicularis) - a fruit crop from the Gooseberry family.
Description
The needleberry is a deciduous shrub up to one and a half meters high, and its old and annual shoots are densely covered with sharp needle-shaped thorns. In the nodules, these thorns are three or five-part, and their length reaches one centimeter. The tops of the tough and simple leaves boast a pleasant glossy sheen.
The flowers of the needleberry are single and are painted in pleasant pinkish or white tones, and the naked and spherical edible berries can reach one and a half centimeters in diameter. As for their color, it can be gray, red, brown or yellowish.
Where grows
Most often, needle gooseberries can be found on the territory of South Siberia or Central Asia and Mongolia. He feels especially well in mountain coniferous forests, as well as on the banks of streams or rivers and on rocky slopes.
Application
The berries of the needle gooseberry are eaten fresh (however, only the finally ripe fruits are suitable for this), and delicious jam and excellent compotes are also cooked from them. By the way, they do not lose their beneficial properties even after drying.
These fruits will be excellent helpers in the treatment of anemia, obesity, atherosclerosis, hypertension and a number of heart ailments. Choleretic, mild laxative and diuretic action makes delicious berries an excellent medicine. Useful berries will contribute to a significant improvement in the general condition of the body and hematopoiesis, as well as to strengthen the walls of blood vessels and normalize metabolic processes. They will also serve well for skin rashes or anemia.
Among other things, needle gooseberries make great hedges.
Contraindications
The berries of this gooseberry variety are not recommended for diabetics - despite the fact that they are sour, they boast a very impressive sugar content. And in their seeds and rather thick skin, there is a lot of fiber and organic acids that can provoke an exacerbation of stomach ulcers or enterocolitis.
Growing and caring
Needleberry gooseberry is a light-loving culture that grows well both on dry mountain slopes and on poor and fairly dry stony soils. And on moist and rich soils, it will feel even better.
Reproduction of this culture occurs by green cuttings, seeds, or quickly and easily rooting layers. In the case of seed propagation, the seed is first recommended to be stratified at a temperature of three to five degrees for eighty or ninety days.
This amazing plant is distinguished by its intolerance to heavy shading or thickening. In the shade, the needle gooseberry will develop much worse, in addition, in this case, its resistance to various diseases and to damage by pests will noticeably weaken. And unevenly ripening berries will be poorly colored and will not be able to boast of excellent quality. In addition, gooseberry bushes must be systematically cut and formed - they give a huge number of young shoots. As a rule, pruning begins when the bushes reach the age of four.
But this gooseberry variety is completely undemanding to water - its deep root system perfectly provides it with life-giving moisture. Regular watering will, however, help to increase berry size and yield.
Occasionally, the needle gooseberry can be damaged by powdery mildew.
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