Boxthorn

Including about 100 species, the genus is still far from fully known and its most important species for us originate from the Mediterranean, China and Japan. These shrubs, usually reaching 2-3 m in height, have branches that are initially straight, later arching and pendulous, rod-like, light gray, and more or less covered with thorns; they can be supported among the branches of other trees (a clinging climbing plant). It spreads very strongly by root suckers. The fruit is most often a many-seeded red berry. An undemanding plant, it grows even on poor sandy soil. An undemanding plant, it grows even on poor sandy soil.