Lassee Edible Landscape

SILVER BUFFALOBERRY
(Shepherdia argentea)

Varieties:

Silver buffalo berries are native to North America and are dioecious (male/female). Yielding fruit requires a male and a female plant. Frost resistance: up to -45 °C.



Growth habit and height:

Thorny shrubs, offshoot-bearing, up to 4 m tall.



Location

Sunny, agrees with dryness, stores nitrogen.



Uses

Harvest berries in July. For fresh consumption, jam and as dried fruit.