200 (300)cm, Japanese Wineberry is native of open spots in woods throughout Korea, China, and Japan. It makes biannual to semiperennial stems with yellowish-green green leaves which are silvery white underneath. Fruits mature to dark wine red and have a delicious, sweet aromatic taste with a slighly sour flavor. For any humus rich soil in a partially shaded spot. An experimental artificial cross with common blackberry species may result in utmost interesting new combinations, such as plants with valuable, most tasty fruits. V-VII.
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