{"product_id":"lycium-shawii-arabian-boxthorn","title":"Lycium shawii - Arabian Boxthorn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eLycium shawii\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Arabian Boxthorn or Awsaj, is a spiny, densely twiggy shrub of the Arabian Peninsula and north east Africa. It carries small fleshy grey-green leaves in tight clusters along rigid thorny branches, with pale mauve to white funnel-shaped flowers and small orange-red berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a genuinely thorny native shrub with real value as impenetrable boundary planting and as bird habitat, and it survives on rainfall alone once established. Specifiers use it for native restoration, security and boundary planting and wildlife-focused schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1 to 3 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1.5 to 3 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Egypt and north east Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small, thick, grey-green spoon-shaped leaves clustered along rigid thorny branches; drought-deciduous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Moderate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Accepts sandy, gravelly, rocky and mildly saline soils; needs free drainage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very low; strongly drought-tolerant, shedding leaves in drought and reshooting after rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid and semi-arid regions across Arabia and north Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Features\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale mauve to white funnel-shaped flowers scattered along the branches, mainly after rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small orange-red berries, edible and taken heavily by birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Native restoration, impenetrable boundary and security planting, wildlife habitat schemes, verge and embankment planting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 1.5 to 2 metres apart for a continuous thorny boundary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires no routine care; cut back only where spread onto paths must be controlled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Robust with no significant recurring pest or disease problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very high, persisting on natural rainfall in genuinely arid country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the most valuable native shrubs for birds in Arabia, giving both berries and thorny nesting cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arabian Boxthorn does two jobs at once: it keeps people out and it brings birds in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452564426948,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-shrub_f9254d6c-93fa-4c60-9174-d4c70a08a247.png?v=1785211229","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/en-ae\/products\/lycium-shawii-arabian-boxthorn","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}