Corema album
| Corema album | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-6.5 |
| Evergreen Cross Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Corema album (common name: portuguese crowberry)
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 5 months warm stratification followed by 3 months at 5°c. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.
Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, November in a frame.
Cultivation: Requires a light or medium lime-free soil[1][2], succeeding in full sun or light shade[2]. Plants are growing very well in a sandy peat in a garden near London[1].
This species is not hardy in the colder areas of the country, it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c[3].
Dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed and fruit is required[2].
Range: S. W. Europe - Portugal and Spain.
Habitat: Maritime sands and dunes on the Atlantic littoral.
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked[3].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Dioecious
Also Known As: Empetrum album.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.