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- Goji berries: varieties for cultivation in the garden
- Differences and similarities of wild forms and yield varieties
- Especially sweet varieties from Asia
- Internationally approved cultivars for commercial cultivation
- Tips
Some varieties are especially big fruits
Goji berries: varieties for cultivation in the garden
The wild forms of Goji berry, also known as the common wolfberry or devil's twine, are also found in some regions of Germany. However, the hope for a satisfactory harvest is more likely to be fulfilled if you only plant appropriately selected cultivars in your garden.
Differences and similarities of wild forms and yield varieties
Since the targeted cultivation of Goji berries has been practiced in Asia for centuries, many widespread cultivars originate from China as well as from Mongolia. Meanwhile, there are also selections from other parts of the world, some of which are even used for commercial cultivation on acreage in Germany. Although wild forms of wolfberry grow just as fast and as fast as cultivars, they often have much smaller fruits and fewer fruits to harvest. In principle, all fruits of the different varieties of wolfberry can be consumed fresh as well as dried. However, the varieties with smaller and rounder fruits are generally a little better for drying than particularly large-fruited varieties.
Especially sweet varieties from Asia
Among the followers of the vitamin-rich goji berries, the following cultivars of the willow tree (Lycium barbarum) have become well-known:
The sounding names indicate that the highest possible yield of the largest possible and sweetest fruits was considered in these cultivars. Last but not least, it was tried to reduce the bitter taste of goji berries that many people perceive as bitter and tart. The shape of the fruit can tend in different varieties either more to the spherical shape or to the elongated club shape, ranging in color, the spectrum of bright red berries up to a bright mingle of red and orange.
Internationally approved cultivars for commercial cultivation
Meanwhile, well-known botanists have also bred varieties that are inherently of very robust plant health and therefore less susceptible to disease. For example, mildew is less common and no pesticides are needed for cultivation. Although the following varieties have less flowery names than their Asian counterparts, they also provide high yield and fast-flowering crops:
Tips
A pleasant side effect of some Goji berry cultivars is a lower tendency to form subterranean foothills. Thus, even without a rhizome barrier incorporated into the soil, the entire garden is not conquered by the vigorous berry bushes.