Honey bees
Nectar value
Unknown
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Sea Buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
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Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 6.00 m high × 2.50 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-7
- Moisture
- Moist, Well-drained, Wet
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit, Oil
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer, Pioneer plant, Charcoal, Cosmetic, Dye, Oil, Timber, Carbon farming
- Edibility
- 5 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 5 out of 5
Fruit: can be consumed both fresh and cooked. This fruit is particularly rich in vitamins A and C. Adults often find them too sour when raw, but children enjoy them. Sea buckthorn berries are often used to make juice, often in combination with other fruits. They have a diameter of 6 to 8 mm and become less sour after frost or when cooked. The berries are ripe from the end of September and are available throughout the entire winter.