Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea Buckthorn

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Height
3 to 10 m
Width
2 to 3 m
Flowering Time
April
Light/shadow demands
sun
pH-Value
slightly alkaline, alkaline
Soil
sandy, tolerant of salt, permeable
Yes
Bird feeding plants
Hippophae rhamnoides
Characteristics:
Habit
Very varied, upright, extended large shrub or small tree with crooked stem, 1-5 (6-10) m tall, 2-3 m wide or more, sometimes extended like a thicket with its runners, twigs thorny, medium to fast-growing
Crown
irregular irregular
Blossom
Dioecious, before leaves shoot, inconspicuously brownish; April
Leaves
Linear, lanceolate, grey-green to silvery, persistent, falling without autumn colours in November-December
Fruits
Decorative orange, juicy berries; sweet/sour, edible, high vitamin C content; colour pales in late winter; single shrubs without fruit
Roots
Deep roots with shallow creeping lateral roots and runners up to 5 m from shrub, lift pavements; collect nitrogen, tolerate covering and floods; sensitive to soil compaction
Demands
Needs a lot of light, tolerates heat, frost hardy; good for urban areas, wind resistant
Soil
Well drained, sandy or gravely substrates, moderately dry to fresh, but do not overestimate resistance to drought; only on alkaline substrates, avoids humus; tolerates salt
Tips
Do not plant near paths as runners lift the pavement
Hardiness Zone
Zone 4  
Bee pasture/nectar
No
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99340103 Cont 3 l, 60-100 €14.00
99130103 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150 €95.00
99230103 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200 €140.00
99330103 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250 €200.00
99530103 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300, width 150-200 €300.00
99630103 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200 €450.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99340103 Cont 3 l, 60-100 €14.00
99130103 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150 €95.00
99230103 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200 €140.00
99330103 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250 €200.00
99530103 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300, width 150-200 €300.00
99630103 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200 €450.00