Abstract
The object of research is the varieties and forms of rosehip, growing in the mountains of the Almaty region at an absolute height of 1,450 m above sea level. The aim of the research is the study the possibility of rosehip cultivation in the mountains and a comparative assessment of the growth and development of different rosehip varieties and forms grown in the same agricultural background. The research results have shown that the growth and development of 26-year-old rosehip plants are very dynamic. The observed taxational parameters of the bushes indicate their normal state. The varieties and forms of rosehip differ in all the studied parameters: The size of plants, as well as leaf blades and fruits, which is due to differences in varieties and forms. The study of the accumulation of heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, and zinc in rosehip grown in both mountain and urban conditions does not reveal an excess of the maximum permissible concentrations. The data presented in the paper on such old plantations of rosehip is new and original.