Fast-growing perennial shrub with narrow lanceolate leaves that have a toothed margin and are white and slightly wrinkly underneath. The flowers grow from the scar of shed leaves and are green and spherical with furred stamens. They give rise to pea-sized, orange-coloured aggregate fruits resembling raspberries, with tiny seeds.
The shrub is related to the stinging nettle, and in warm conditions the long shoots of yanagi ichigo grow very vigorously. However, the long narrow leaves do not irritate the skin like the related nettle leaves.
We have been able to pick a few of the sweet orange berries already, and we enjoy popping this tasty snack into our mouths straight from the tree.
Southeast Asia
Rühlemann’s Kräuter, 2018
The shrub is related to the stinging nettle, and in warm conditions the long shoots of yanagi ichigo grow very vigorously. However, the long narrow leaves do not irritate the skin like the related nettle leaves.
We have been able to pick a few of the sweet orange berries already, and we enjoy popping this tasty snack into our mouths straight from the tree.
