yellow silver buffaloberry seeds after cold stratification, about 3 days out of the fridge and they’re starting to germinate. these were done in a mix of sand and peat.
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These silver buffaloberry seeds are ready to plant after a few months in the fridge in damp sand. This seed was collected last fall and has a high germination rate, it’s the yellow variety and some percentage of the seedlings will produce either red or yellow fruit.
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potting up seedlings, natives like silver buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea), wolf willow (Elaeagnus commutata), a collection of currants and gooseberries. experimenting with container nursery, most of the plants are in pots and plug trays for this year.. last year I would have them all in the ground, but I think for some species a pot works better.. and I can ship them in the fall, basically can't do that with bare root here on the Canadian prairies, when the leaves drop and it snows the next day. #backyardnursery
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Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) - Red Fruit Variety - 50+ Seeds
Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) - Red Fruit Variety - 50+ Seeds
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Silver Buffaloberry is a small tree or large bush up to 16' tall with blue-green leaves, thorns and bright red berries. The fruit is edible and makes excellent jelly, it has a sweet and tangy taste. They're a great wildlife tree. Similar to Sea Buckthorn but with smaller rounder leaves and the fruit is red, it grows in clusters along the stems. It's a nitrogen fixer. The trees are dioecious meaning there are male and female plants - you need both to produce fruit.
We collected the seeds from a local stand growing in Zone 3 (-35F / -37C).
Hardiness Zone: 3
Stratification Required: 3 months
Planting instructions: Fall plant into prepared seed beds, or cold stratify in a refrigerator and plant into seedbeds or pots in the spring. Sow 1/4" - 1/2" deep and cover with mulch.
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