I currently have this in a pot of native desert soil, amended only with a bit of compost. It is doing well, my dog uprooted it when I fir...Read Morest got it but I repotted it and it is taking off now.
While most sources say the berries are red, they ripen from green to red to dark purple.
This plant is most often 2 to 6 feet tal...Read Morel, but a 10 foot tall Rabbit Thorn tree has been found in Oracle, Arizona, growing next to a Velvet Mesquite in a small canyon.
The plant is very thorny. The green flowers may make it difficult for pollinators to find because few berries are found after blooming.
The roots are woody and perennial.
I currently have this in a pot of native desert soil, amended only with a bit of compost. It is doing well, my dog uprooted it when I fir...Read More
While most sources say the berries are red, they ripen from green to red to dark purple.
This plant is most often 2 to 6 feet tal...Read More
Also called Wolfberry, very thorny to 6foot. Often the marker of ancient campsites. Cold stratify for 60 days before sowing.