Fruit trees
Black honeysuckle
Lonicera nigra L.
Family Caprifoliaceae. A European species, the eastern part of whose range is in the Pre-Carpathians, where it grows in mountain forests.
This is a densely leafy, medium-sized shrub not exceeding 2 m, fairly shade-tolerant but flowering more abundantly in well-lit locations. Reddish flowers appear in the third ten-day period of May, and flowering ends in mid-June. In the first half of July bluish-black fruits that are fused at the base ripen. It begins to flower and fruit at 4-5 years. Propagated by seeds and summer cuttings, the rooting percentage of which reaches 80%. Can be used in groups and for creating medium-height hedges.
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