SILVER BUFFALOBERRY    20 Seeds
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Bull Berry / Bullberry / Spiny Buffaloberry / Thorny Buffalo Berry
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Shepherdia Argentea syn. Elaeagnus Utilis / Lepargyrea Argentea
COLOR: Silvery Foliage / Yellow Flowers / Red Fruit
PLANT SEEDS: Fall / Cold stratify / Indoors weeks before last frost / Outdoors after danger of frost
BLOOM TIME: March (Before Leafing)
HARVEST: Fall (July - Dec)
HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 9
PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 18' (Typically to 12' tall)
LIGHT : Sun - Part Shade
WATER: Average (And Moist - Dry)
The Silver Buffaloberry is a beautiful & useful native shrub that hails from central & western North American with a native range north from Canada & south to California.
These low-maintenance shrubs tolerate a wide variety of growing conditions from drought to moderate flooding, maritime influences such as salt & wind, & poor soils ranging from sandy to rocky to heavy clays.This shrub can even help fix nitrogen & prevent soil erosion on banks. They are very cold hardy but also perform very well in hot climates.
 The plants are dioecious, so if fruit is desired, both male & female plants are needed.
Buffaloberries can be eaten fresh (raw) or dried, & are often used to make pies, jellies, & sauces.ive Americans used the berries in traditional medicine, & recent studies show the berries to be high in lycopene which is used to combat cancers, heart disease, & more.