Description
Size (HxW): 6-8’ x 5-6’
Growth Habit: Upright, arching
Fruit Size: 1-1.5cm
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 2b
- Heavy producer of bright orange berries
- Fruit is high in sugar & Vitamin C
- Great for juices & preserves
- Fruit ripens in mid September; stores for 2 weeks in refrigerator
- Requires cross-pollination from Silver Star Sea Buckthorn
- Plant pollinators within 200’ for best results
- Produces fruit within 3-4 years after planting
- Narrow, silver-blue foliage holds into November
- Green-brown flowers in May resemble small pine cones
- Thorny branches make this plant deer resistant
- Medium Growth Rate: 5-9”/year
- Row Spacing: 4-5’ apart
- Potential to sucker when under stress