Paliurus spina-christi - Christ's thorn

Christ’s thorn (Paliurus spina-christi) is a deciduous shrub of southern Europe and western Asia with a loose, bushy habit, used as a hedge and for its edible, dried-apple-flavoured fruit.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Hedge¹
• Drought-tolerance¹

Footnotes

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