STAR cultivar is a male plant of the species Hippophae rhamnoides which provides a very good pollination for female plants in the sea buckthorn culture. The ratio of male and female recommended plants is one male plant to seven female plants. The STAR cultivar has a very good germination capacity. This confirms the productivity tests that recommend it as the best pollinator for the studied female cultivars: Auras, Serpenta, Victoria, Ovidiu, Silvia, Diana and Tiberiu. The STAR cultivar has a high erect growth ensuring a good pollination by spreading the pollen for all the studied cultivars.
