Hippophae rhamnoides bears fruit for several years

Hippophae rhamnoides has developed root system, has the characteristics of nitrogen-fixing nodules, and has the characteristics of drought tolerance, barren tolerance and saline-alkali tolerance, so it has been widely planted in many areas of the country as an excellent tree species for preventing wind and fixing sand, water and soil conservation and soil improvement. and its fruit is edible. So, how many years does the seabuckthorn tree bear fruit?

First, how many years does the seabuckthorn tree bear fruit?

Hippophae rhamnoides usually begins to bear fruit in the third year after planting and enters the full fruit period in the fifth year. The fruit is a small berry with high vitamin C content.

Second, what is the value of seabuckthorn fruit?

1. nutritive value

Hippophae rhamnoides fruit is rich in vitamins, in addition, there are flavonoids, triterpenes, organic acids, polysaccharides, pigments, tryptamine, volatile oil, protein and other nutrients. Seabuckthorn seeds are rich in vitamins, lipids, sugars, amino acids, volatile oils, proanthocyanidins, flavonoids, trace elements and other nutrients. Hippophae rhamnoides dregs and seed meal are very rich in protein, nitrogen-free extracts, sugars, lipids, pigments, volatile oils, amino acids, proanthocyanidins, phospholipids and other substances, of which the protein content is about 20%.

two。 Medicinal value

According to the Great Dictionary of traditional Chinese Medicine, Hippophae rhamnoides has the effects of promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis, resolving phlegm and wide chest, tonifying the spleen and stomach, promoting fluid and relieving thirst, clearing heat and stopping diarrhea, and has a certain therapeutic effect on a variety of diseases. Relieving cough and removing phlegm, eliminating food and resolving stagnation, promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. It is used for coughing phlegm, dyspepsia, food accumulation and abdominal pain, falling and swollen, blood stasis amenorrhea.

In addition, seabuckthorn fruit contains β-carotene, unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, flavonoids, vitamins, trace elements and so on, which can reduce cholesterol in the human body and reasonably prevent atherosclerosis. The contained superoxide dismutase can also effectively volatilize free radicals in the body, improve human immunity, regulate the immune active cells of the human body, act as an immunomodulator, and help to delay the aging of the human body.

3. Economic value

Can be processed into health products, fruit oil, skin care products, feed, etc., a wide range of uses. After the seabuckthorn tree entered the full fruiting period, it lasted for about 4-5 years, and then the branches dried up, the inner chamber was empty, and the tree became weak. After an interval of about 3 years, the branches will renew and the trees will flourish, and a new peak period of fruit can be ushered in.