Medicinal, nutritional and decorative plant used for centuries in the traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Tibetan medicine. Its main attraction are orange-red fruits, commonly known as Goji berries.
‘New Big’ cultivar’s fruit are bigger (2 cm length and 1 cm diameter) and sweeter than the species fruit. They ripen from August to October. Ripe berries are edible, tasty and sweet. They are also rich in vitamin B and vitamin E as well as in microelements: zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germane, selenium and phosphorus. Goji berries contain 21 minerals and 19 amino acids indispensable for human health. t. The fruit can be eaten fresh or dried or they may be added to various foods or drinks (e.g. tea).
Fructification starts 2-3 years after planting. The plant is frost hardy, undemanding and tolerant - it will grow even in poor soil. It prefers sunny areas. The shoots can be trained like the climbing rose over supports, e.g. trellises, or left without support to arch gently.
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