Description
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a tough, silver-leaved shrub that produces masses of bright orange, vitamin-C-rich berries prized for juice, jam and skincare. Extremely cold hardy and salt tolerant, it thrives where few other fruiting shrubs will grow.
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- Vitamin-C-rich orange berries for juice, jam and syrup
- Silvery foliage adds texture and light to the garden
- Extremely cold hardy and wind/salt tolerant
- Nitrogen-fixing – improves poor soil as it grows
Growing guide
- Cold treatment: 8-12 weeks cold moist stratification
- Sow: 5 mm (1/4 in) deep in free-draining mix
- Spacing: 1.5-2 m (5-6 ft) apart; plant male and female for berries
- Light: full sun; hardy USDA zones 3-8
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