Health benefits of honeysuckle
Honeysuckle is a berry rich in vitamins, its benefits were noticed back in the IIX century. The name of the berry comes from two Russian words: "life" and "youth". Honeysuckle shrubs can be divided into two large subspecies: decorative and edible honeysuckle.
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Decorative honeysuckle
Fruits of decorative varieties of honeysuckle are yellow, red or orange. The berries of these varieties are poisonous. The dose of toxins in them is several times greater than in wolf berries. Ornamental honeysuckle is a climbing plant, it grows well in partial shade or on the northern side of the site. In industry, the fruits of decorative honeysuckle are used for the manufacture of poisons and pesticides from the Colorado potato beetle and other insect pests, but in private gardens, decorative honeysuckle is planted as a green fence or near gazebos.
Edible honeysuckle
There are more than 200 varieties in the world edible honeysuckle... The fruits of this shrub are light blue or dark blue with a white bloom. The berries have a sweet mild flavor. The benefits of berries lie in the high content of vitamins and trace elements that slow down the aging of the human body. The most valuable and rare of them is selenium. It is found only in honeysuckle.
The bush of edible honeysuckle is medium-sized. The branches grow upward, so the honeysuckle does not need a garter. Honeysuckle fruits begin to ripen in mid-May - early June. This is the earliest berry. Honeysuckle varieties differ in taste and disease resistance. Honeysuckle ripens unevenly, which makes it possible to feast on tasty and healthy berries until the end of summer.
The berries are not susceptible to gray rot, unlike most other berry crops. The honeysuckle bush begins to bear fruit from the age of three. The yield increases gradually every year. Honeysuckle can bear fruit for 150 years.
Old varieties of honeysuckle have berries with a bitter taste. However, it is necessary to plant them on the site for cross-pollination. If you plant one honeysuckle bush, then it will not bear fruit.
If several bushes of the same variety are planted on your site, then the honeysuckle degenerates, and the berries become smaller - this is a negative feature of this culture.
You will not be limited to one variety of this wonderful culture if you try its berries. The remaining disadvantages of honeysuckle are compensated for by the ease of maintenance.
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