The highlights
- Silver foliage and tasty orange berries
- Super hardy and improves soil
- Average growth rate – 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 6m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Description
- A large deciduous native hedge with attractive foliage and edible berries
- Narrow silvery leaves and prickly shoots with tiny yellow flowers in spring. These are followed by masses of bright orange berries
- A fully hardy shrub with an average growth rate which will reach a height of approx 6m but can easily be maintained at 1-4m
- Very useful in wet sites (it does not like dry soil) and can fix nitrogen in the soil so it’s helpful in improving poor soils
- The berries are very high in vitamins and antioxidants. They can be used in pies, preserves, sauces and juices – plant in full sun for the best crop
- According to Greek legend, Sea Buckthorn was the favourite food of Pegasus, the winged horse and today, many horse supplements contain berries or leaves from this plant, thought to improve equine health
