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It grows in the lowlands, calcium soils, southern slopes,, smaller tree, grows to a height of 10 m – 12 m, fast-growing deciduous shrub, mesophilic species
Habitus: the crown is ovoid, the bark is smooth silver-gray to dark gray, the shoots are hairy and bald
Leaf: elliptic leaves, pointed, grey-white on the reverse side, yellow in autumn, alternate, semi-oblong, 12 cm long, the edges of the leaves are serrated on the front side, shiny, light to dark green, on the reverse side green-gray, downy, pointed at the top
Flower: the buds are spirally arranged, the inflorescence forms a dense arched panicle, the sepals are triangular, the petals are round, the flowers are monoecious, five-numbered, the flowers bloom in May to June
Fruit: berries (pulpy pods) are ellipsoid to spherical and barrel-shaped, dark red and shiny when ripe, up to 1.5 cm in size, fruits ripen in September to October
It is valued for its white flower and red fruit, which remain on the tree for a long time
Seed and inoculation
“Magnifica” (Hesse),” Lutescens” ”Gigantea”
Fungi Heterobasidion annosum, aphids of the genus Aphis, caterpillar Argyresthia conjugella, fungus Neonectria ditissima and infectious bacterial disease (blister) caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, rust Ochropsora ariae
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