Seabuckthorn: varieties for every taste

In the rating of the most useful berries the sea-buckthorn will undoubtedly take first place. Its fruits are so rich in vitamins and minerals that it can be safely attributed to medicinal plants.
As for vitamins, she is a champion in the content of carotene - provitamin A. In addition, it contains a large list of trace elements: iron, titanium, aluminum, manganese, boron, sulfur, silicon. Vitamins B and C, malic acid and the famous sea buckthorn oil are useful for health .

The source of therapeutic substances are the fruits of sea-buckthorn, seeds and leaves. The only drawback of the plant - the difficulty in collecting berries: they densely surround the branch with spines. We have to gently pinch them, shoot them down on the woolen cloths. Sometimes branches with berries are simply cut off, then to be robbed. The berries must be mature, bright orange, slightly soft.

The ripening of the sea buckthorn ripens in the late autumn, and in the northern regions the collection takes place after frosts. It is better to do it in the morning or in the evening, when the berries are frozen and do not crush. They are well stored in a frozen form (useful properties are not lost until six months).

The Altai experimental gardening station is engaged in the development of new varieties of sea-buckthorn. She recommends the cultivation of the best of them. These are such as:

1. Sea-buckthorn variety "news of Altai". The variety has gained popularity. Has no thorns and ripens earlier - in late August. The disadvantage is a short stalk, so the berries are crushed when picked up.
2. Seabuckthorn varieties "gift of Katun" is also devoid of thorns. But its fruits are denser, which is more convenient when collecting and storing berries.
3. Seabuckthorn varieties "golden cob" has a compact crown, but it still has spines on the branches, and this complicates the harvesting of berries.

In 1954, breeders created elite varieties of this remarkable plant.
Sea-buckthorn varieties "oilseed" are high shrubs with branched thin drooping branches, berries on a long peduncle. The berries are large, brown-red.
Sea-buckthorn varieties "oilseed", "Altai news", "golden ears" have a high yield: it ranges from 8 to 16 kg from a tree and does not decrease with age.

It is believed that every family engaged in gardening must have planted this unusually useful culture. Collect, store and constantly consume berries at a rate of at least 5 kg per person per year. This will guarantee the prevention of many diseases.

Seabuckthorn seedlings are placed on household plots and in gardens as follows: 2 female plants must be planted 1 male - for pollination. In this case it is necessary to take into account the prevailing winds. Therefore, it is necessary to plant an extreme male plant from the side where the pollen will come from in the direction of the female bushes.

The seedlings of the selected variety are planted in the fall, often at the same time as the apple trees.

Autumn varieties of apple trees can also be attributed to medicinal plants, already because of others, only their inherent properties. Their fruits are rich in cellulose, pectin, mineral salts, they contain phytoncides. In addition, autumn varieties of apples are stored for a long time, without losing any useful properties.