Data sheet

Hippophae rhamnoides

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect	Category	fruits & nuts, medicinals & aromatic
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale, harvested from wild

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	8	20	4	39	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	300	600	200	800	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	30	30	60	60	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	4500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	6.5	7.5	6	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-40	Killing temp. early growth	0
Abiotic toler.	hail, wind, drought, grazing/browsing, coastal salt spray	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.