Elaeagnus rhamnoides
SEA BUCKTHORN, SALLOW THORN
Elaeagnaceae

 
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Plant type: deciduous tree

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost
6m
Plant habit
 
6m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia, Russia, SW Asia-Middle East, India-Subcontinent, Himalayas, China-Korea-Taiwan

Other Botanical Names: Argussiera rhamnoides, Hippophae angustifolia, H. littoralis, H. rhamnoides, Hippophaes rhamnoideum, Osyris rhamnoides, Rhamnoides hippophae

Other Common Names: Sand Thorn, Sea Berry

 
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Elaeagnus rhamnoides
SEA BUCKTHORN, SALLOW THORN
Elaeagnaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: deciduous tree

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost
6m
Plant habit
 
6m

FEATURES

Flowers: chartreuse

Flowering Time: early spring to late spring

Leaves: grey-green

Ornamental Fruit: orange or yellow berry, on females seeds

Bark & Stems: spines

Edibility: edible fruit


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, dry style & coastal designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, formal hedge, barrier, windbreak

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: fruit, deer resistant






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