Wineberry “Jessie Cockburn”

[Aristotelia x fruserrata]

Jessie Cockburn was an extremely kind and popular woman brought up in the Skippers Canyon who displayed great courage and determination.

Description

Compact, semi-deciduous native shrub, with rounded habit.         
Height  1x1m.
Glossy, light green leaves.
Produces profuse quantity of pink to dark wine coloured fruit held within the foliage.

Uses

Attractive, tidy garden specimen.
Massed landscape plantings.

Position                           

Open site or semi –shade.
Well-drained medium soils.

Pollination

May require male for good berry production e.g. Aristotelia “Kingsley Butler”

Care

May be pruned lightly [or hard] if desired.

Protected by PVR SHM186