Sea buckthorn Aley (pollinator)

Sea buckthorn Aley – male sterile variety, pollinator. Bred in the Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia. M.A. Lisavenko (Barnaul) by crossing varieties "News of Altai"; and «Katunskaya». In 1988 included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for the Siberian region.

Advantages: 95.4% viable pollen, high winter hardiness.

Characteristics of the variety

Shrub vigorous, up to 2.5 m, with a strong crown. Escapes – without spines, with large buds and shortened internodes. Flowers – simple perianths, unisexual, small. Blossom before foliage, bloom for a long time, from June to July. The life span of a plant – 50-70 years old.

Purpose of – cross-pollination to increase the yield of fruit (female) varieties of sea buckthorn. 

Fruits. The variety is sterile.

Immuneto most pests.

Growing conditions. Alei is the carrier of male pollen, which is planted next to the "female" varieties of sea buckthorn in order to obtain a crop, by pollination.

Sort – frost-resistant. At temperatures up to – 40 ° C winters under snow cover, does not freeze. The tree takes root on depleted soils.

Since sea buckthorn is a wind-pollinated plant, trees are planted from the leeward side. Fitting pattern: at least one "male" plant for 5 "female" On an industrial scale: for every two "female" row – one combined (no more than 8% of pollinators from the total number of seedlings). Distance no more than 30 m.

Tip: To distinguish "feminine" sea buckthorn seedlings from "male", pay attention to the size of the kidneys. In pollinating varieties, they are much larger and contain 7 covering scales, while "female" only 2.

Beware of fakes and diseased planting material. Buy Aley sea buckthorn seedlings from nurseries and specialized stores.