Caragana arborescens
£8.00
Siberian pea shrub. A large leguminous shrub from Siberia, reaching 6 m (20 ft) high and growing some 40 cm per year. The seeds, produced in numerous pods following yellow flowers, are edible when cooked (having a pea flavour), as are the young pods. A fibre is obtained from the bark. Bees visit the flowers and the species is a good fixer of nitrogen. A very hardy hedging and windbreak tree, hardy to -40°C.
Out of stock - for plants, check in July for availability next autumn/winter
SKU: PL-2119
Categories: Perennial Vegetables & Herbs, Plants, Unusual Edibles
Additional information
Weight | 2.00 kg |
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