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  GOJI PLANTS grown for Australian conditions

 

3 months old Plant

Our Lycium tube stock has either been struck from seed grown from our own plants which are at least second or third generation Australian or taken as cuttings from these plants.

 

In either case, the tube stock is at least four to six months old.

The plants will need to stay in their pots for a week or so to get used to their new environment but will then be ready to transplant either into the garden or a large pot if you prefer.

Plants are wrapped in heat protective foil bubble wrap and are packed into a box.

 

While there are many species of Lycium, there are two basic varieties that are maintained as producers of the berry.

 

Lycium chinense (Vine variety) and

Lycium barbarum (Shrub variety).

Both are native to China, not Tibet, and both are domesticated (in a fashion) to maintain the Goji berry and juice industries worldwide.

 

We have been growing these berries for many years and, while we do feel that many of the claims made about them are overstated and unsubstantiated, they are a wonderful food and medicine source.

They are long branched and slightly 'willowy' shrubs that are great to have around the perimeter of the yard.

 

They do require trimming a few times a year, but apart from that they are quite low maintenance.

We experience a very hot summer and an occasional frost in winter, which do not deter them at all.

 

Plant in summer and unless the climate is unfair you will have some berries in the next.

 

The Australian climate seems perfectly suited to these plants, which may or may not have come from the Tibetan plateau, but have certainly flourished in the Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, and Xinjiang Provinces in China from where 90% of the export market is sourced.

 

They also thrive to a great extent in Japan where they are used in traditional Kampo remedies.

If buying seed, sow anytime in a greenhouse or protected place.

Growing and germination tips are available with purchase.