Endangered cultivation of sea buckthorn - This is the last harvest year for many farms in Germany

In Mecklenburg - Vorpommern, sea buckthorn berries are harvested for the last time. Bushes die for unknown reasons. It is not known whether fungus, virus or climate change is to blame, but for growers, it may already be too late. Sea buckthorn has made its mark on the market as a so-called superfruit. The high content of vitamins and other substances means that the plant has often found its place even in medicine. Cause of dieback unknown The phenomenon of dieback and wilting of sea buckthorn shrubs has been observed for about a decade. Especially in the above-mentioned region of Mecklemburg-Vorpommern. But also not in every farm, there are places where the bushes are sagging due to the amount of fruit, and in some places the harvest will not even take place. In Germany, in its heyday, the sea buckthorn covered as much as 670 hectares of cultivation area. In 2021, 740 tons of sea buckthorn were harvested from 228 hectares. Who or what is responsible for the dieback of sea ...