Vigorous shrub growing to 2.5m (8ft) at a fast rate. Small red fruits have an mild sweet liquorice flavour. Only the ripe fruits should be eaten. Young shoots can also be eaten cooked. A traditional Chinese medicinal plant. A tea made from the leaves is used as general energy restoring tonic. The fruit is a very rich source of vitamins A, C & E. Unusually for a fruit it is also a fairly good source of essential fatty acids. In Asia it is commonly dried and used in soups to add flavour and nutrients.
In temperate Syntropic agriculture it is a useful source of biomass. When in leaf it’s long fine branches provide a balanced source of both ‘green’ & ‘brown’ material for mulching and composting. Once established Goji bushes respond well to hard pruning.
Vigorous shrub growing to 2.5m (8ft) at a fast rate. Small red fruits have an mild sweet liquorice flavour. Only the ripe fruits should be eaten. Young shoots can also be eaten cooked. A traditional Chinese medicinal plant. A tea made from the leaves is used as general energy restoring tonic. The fruit is a very rich source of vitamins A, C & E. Unusually for a fruit it is also a fairly good source of essential fatty acids. In Asia it is commonly dried and used in soups to add flavour and nutrients.
In temperate Syntropic agriculture it is a useful source of biomass. When in leaf it’s long fine branches provide a balanced source of both ‘green’ & ‘brown’ material for mulching and composting. Once established Goji bushes respond well to hard pruning.
