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Silver Buffaloberry
Silver Buffaloberry
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Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) is a native fruiting shrub with bright citrus flavoured berries. The thorny branches carry fruit that comes off more readily than Sea Buckthorn, and at Oak Summit Nursery we pick it without cutting the branches.
These seedlings came from a yellow fruiting parent. Seedlings have mixed genetics and may produce red or yellow fruit. Plants are either male or female, so several are needed for reliable fruit production.
Silver Buffaloberry fixes nitrogen, tolerates poor soil, forms a dense bush, and spreads through rhizomes.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2Oak Summit nursery rating
- Seed source
- Manitoba
- Site and soil
- Silver Buffaloberry fixes nitrogen, tolerates poor soil, forms a dense bush, and spreads through rhizomesFrom the existing reviewed product description
- Mature size
- 2.4–3.7 m tall; 2.4–3.7 m wideSpecies reference; local conditions can vary
- Fruit
- Silvery foliage and thorny, suckering growth. These seedlings came from a yellow-fruited mother, but offspring may differ in sex and fruit colour; yellow fruit is not guaranteed.From the reviewed product description
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 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 – Canada