Certified sea buckthorn plants for commercial orchards.

CULTIVAR CHARACTERISTIC	Mara	Clara	Cora	Dora	Andros
Sex / role	female	female	female	female	male pollinator
Vigour	high	medium to high	medium to high	medium to low	medium to high
Thorns	few, 4–5 cm	few, 3–5 cm	moderate, 5–6 cm	few, 2–4 cm	moderate, 6–8 cm
Ripening	mid — Clara + 10 days	semi-early — reference	late — Clara + 15 days	latest — Clara + 20 days	Not applicable
Harvest window	25–30 days	10–12 days	12–14 days	12–14 days	Not applicable
Fruiting onset	economic yield from year 3	economic yield from year 3	economic yield from year 3	economic yield from year 3	effective pollination from year 3
Yield potential	20–22 t/ha	23–25 t/ha	20–22 t/ha	14–16 t/ha	Not applicable
Fruit size	large	large — largest of the range	large	small to medium	Not applicable
Average berry mass	0.65 g	0.78 g	0.54 g	0.50 g	Not applicable
Fruit colour	intense orange	bright yellow with orange tones	bright orange	dark orange to red	Not applicable
Total sugar	15.1 °Brix	11.3 °Brix	12.3 °Brix	8.4 °Brix	Not applicable
Ascorbic acid (per 100 g juice)	380 mg	340 mg	340 mg	1,050 mg	Not applicable
Total oil (fresh fruit)	6.2 %	4.8 %	5.2 %	5.6 %	Not applicable
Carotenoids (per 100 g juice)	12.84 mg	13.9 mg	22.5 mg	32.2 mg	Not applicable
Pollinator	Andros	Andros	Andros	Andros	Not applicable
Processing profile	sweetest and richest in oil; exotic taste and aroma — juice, frozen fruit, oil	largest fruit, highest yield, best commercial appearance — fresh market, juice	high yield, hardiness, very good for processing, high carotenoids	record vitamin C and carotenoids — nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics	abundant fertile pollen, compatible with all female cultivars

MaraClaraCoraDoraAndros

Mara

Sex / rolefemale

Vigourhigh

Thornsfew, 4–5 cm

Ripeningmid — Clara + 10 days

Harvest window25–30 days

Fruiting onseteconomic yield from year 3

Yield potential20–22 t/ha

Fruit sizelarge

Average berry mass0.65 g

Fruit colourintense orange

Total sugar15.1 °Brix

Ascorbic acid (per 100 g juice)380 mg

Total oil (fresh fruit)6.2 %

Carotenoids (per 100 g juice)12.84 mg

PollinatorAndros

Processing profilesweetest and richest in oil; exotic taste and aroma — juice, frozen fruit, oil

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Cultivar characteristics: Pomologia României, Editura Ceres. Figures describe documented observations, not guaranteed results. Juice composition: irrigated culture in Arad, five-year averages; oil is measured in fresh fruit. Yield potential: irrigated mature orchard at 3.5 × 1.25 m; results depend on site, season and management. Pomologia României. Values revised 30 September 2026.