Lycium barbarum is not a tree, but a multi-branched shrub. The height of the tree can reach more than 2 meters. It tastes sweet at first and then slightly bitter and slightly sour. Lycium barbarum loves light and cool climate conditions, and has relatively low cold tolerance. Good, not resistant to high temperatures. The quality of wolfberry in Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Gansu and other regions is relatively high. Zhongning County in Ningxia is the famous hometown of wolfberry in China.
Is a wolfberry tree?
The wolfberry tree is a multi-branched shrub. Fundamentally speaking, it is not a tree. The plant is very short and can reach more than 2 meters in cultivation. The planting range is very wide, and it is distributed both at home and abroad.
Characteristics of the wolfberry tree
The growth height of the wolfberry tree is not high. It can reach a height of about 2m, usually around 0.5-1m. Its branches are very thin and light. Gray, with vertical stripes, leaves are single, alternate or clustered, oval, oblong or egg-shaped rhombus.
The shape of wolfberry is rectangular, and the fruit is not large. The grades are distinguished by product quality and uniformity. The sizes from grade A to premium grade are about the same. After drying, the color will be brighter, while those dried at high temperature will be darker. One end of the fruit stem is white, and its taste will be sweet at first, and then slightly bitter and sour, or sweet.
Where do wolfberry grow
The growth of wolfberry must meet the following conditions:
1. Temperature: Lycium barbarum is highly adaptable and prefers cool climate conditions. It has good cold tolerance, but not high temperature. The suitable growth temperature is 15-25℃. If it exceeds 25℃, the leaves will not grow well. If the temperature rises again, the growth will stop and it will easily cause leaf fall.
2. Lighting: Lycium barbarum is a sun plant, and its growth and development period requires sufficient light, especially the shoot germination period, which requires better light conditions, but strong light must be avoided. Therefore, In terms of management, it is necessary to prune in time, provide shade, and maintain good ventilation and light transmission conditions.
The origin of wolfberry is in Liaoning, Jilin, Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, Henan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Yunnan, Chongqing and other places in my country, including Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Ningxia The quality of wolfberry in other regions is relatively high, and Zhongning County in Ningxia is the famous hometown of wolfberry in China.
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