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Hergo Sea Buckthorn
Hergo Sea Buckthorn
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Hergo is a German sea buckthorn selection with light orange fruit, a tart flavour and abundant juice, useful for juice, sauces and preserves. Harvest has been reported from late August into September, depending on region; a Manitoba harvest window has not been established here.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Mature size
- 6 to 13 ft tallSources differ on its size
- Fruit
- Light orange berriesTart and very juicy. A German selection
- Uses
- Juice, sauces and preserves
- Harvest
- Late August into September, depending on regionNot yet established for Manitoba
- Site and soil
- Full sun and good drainageTolerates poor soil once established. Young plants still need water
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – CanadaPollination
Hergo is female and needs a male sea buckthorn flowering at the same time. Another Hergo plant cannot supply male pollen.
- Pollmix Male Sea Buckthorn
A male pollinizer; male and female flowering must overlap.
Pollination
Hergo is a female plant. It needs a compatible male sea buckthorn nearby to set fruit, and the wind carries the pollen.
| Plant alongside | Pollination requirement |
|---|---|
| Pollmix Male Sea Buckthorn | A male sea buckthorn. It bears no fruit and supplies the pollen. |