The seed has a pleasant mild flavour. Some research needs to be carried out to find out how to make the plant yield well, since in most years yields are very disappointing. Yes Evergreen shrub to 3m. Flowers in Autumn. An easily grown and very tolerant plant, succeeding in most situations and soils so long as they are well-drained.
Plants produce nitrogen nodules on their roots and are tolerant of drought and poor soil.
They can be grown as a hedge and are tolerant of maritime exposure. The edible fruits and seeds are produced in April, long before any other fresh fruit can be obtained from the garden. The fruit has a rich pleasant flavour when fully ripe, though is astringent before then. The seed has a pleasant mild flavour. These plants are seedlings from a plant that produces very good crops of good sized fruits.