Aristotelia

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Aristotelia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/aristotelia/). Accessed 2024-09-15.

Family

Elaeocarpaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Aristotelia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/aristotelia/). Accessed 2024-09-15.

The bird-dispersed fruits of Aristotelia chilensis, the Maqui or Chilean Wineberry are harvested mainly from wild plants for human consumption (Blackpool House, Devon, UK; 8 September 2023) Image Julian Sutton.

A small genus of trees and shrubs, natives of S. America, New Zealand, Australia (including Tasmania), and the New Hebrides. The species described here are somewhat tender in our average climate, especially the New Zealand ones, and are only seen at their best near the Atlantic seaboard. They are propagated by cuttings made of half-ripened wood and put in gentle bottom heat.

Aristotelia serrata at Inverewe in the north-western Scottish Highlands; June 2013. The mature bark is exquisitely mottled in a fine pattern. Image Owen Johnson.

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