Gumi - this is the Japanese name of Elaeagnus multiflora. Gumi's homeland - Central China. It got to Japan from there. Gumi was brought to the south of the island of Sakhalin during the Second World War, where favorable weather conditions appeared, and it quickly acclimatised there. Then Gumi spread among amateur gardeners by airplanes all over the Soviet Union, from where it also came to Ukraine.
Гумі — це японська назва лоху багатоквіткового (маслинки багатоквіткової). Батьківщина Гумі — Центральний Китай. Звідти ця рослина потрапила до Японії. Під час Другої світової війни Гумі був завезений на південь острова Сахалін, де виявилися сприятливі погодні умови, і він там швидко акліматизувався. Далі він поширився серед садівників-аматорів авіапосилками по всьому Радянському Союзу, таким чином потрапивши і Україну.
The Japanese consider Gumi to be a fruit of longevity, which has rejuvenating properties, since it has active compounds that prevent the development of sclerosis. The consumption of fruit Gumi in food healing effects on the human body, because they are not contaminated with pesticides used in gardening in the cultivation of other fruit crops.
Японці вважають Гумі плодом довголіття, який має омолоджувальні властивості, оскільки він має активні сполуки, які попереджають розвиток склерозу. Вживання плодів Гумі в їжу цілюще впливає на організм людини, оскільки вони не забруднені пестицидами, які використовуються в садівництві при вирощуванні інших плодових культур.
Great photos, and a very informative post. I must try to get some of these berries then for longevity..although I sometimes wonder, do I really want to live such a long life in this world?
It's interesting to think about planting these by throwing seeds from an airplane. That's a different scale of gardening, lol!
I know a relative of this plant - the Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata). It was planted as a windbreak and wildlife cover where I grew up in Kansas, on the prairie. But it got more invasive than people counted on. I like eating the little fruits after they have been hit by frost. We made jelly from them, too.
Great photos, and a very informative post. I must try to get some of these berries then for longevity..although I sometimes wonder, do I really want to live such a long life in this world?
The world is so interesting and diverse that it takes a long time to learn everything!
To learn everything I guess I would need to become immortal 😂
It's interesting to think about planting these by throwing seeds from an airplane. That's a different scale of gardening, lol!
I know a relative of this plant - the Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata). It was planted as a windbreak and wildlife cover where I grew up in Kansas, on the prairie. But it got more invasive than people counted on. I like eating the little fruits after they have been hit by frost. We made jelly from them, too.