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Description

Hippophae rhamnoides L. is a synonym of Elaeagnus rhamnoides A.Nelson.
Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.

Hippophae rhamnoides is a deciduous Shrub growing to 6 m by 2.5 m at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is dioecious . and is pollinated by Wind. The plant is not self-fertile.
It can fix Nitrogen.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry moist or wet soil and can tolerate drought. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Cultivation

Agroforestry Services: Alley crop Agroforestry Services: Nitrogen Agroforestry Services: Windbreak Fodder: Bank Industrial Crop: Biomass Management: Coppice Management: Standard Other Systems: Strip intercrop Staple Crop: Oil
Landscape Uses:Border, Seashore, Specimen. Succeeds in most soils, including poor ones, so long as they are not too dry. Grows well by water and in fairly wet soils. Established plants are very drought resistant. Requires a sunny position, seedlings failing to grow in a shady position and mature shrubs quickly dying if overshadowed by taller plants. Does well in very sandy soils. Very tolerant of maritime exposure. Plants are fairly slow growing. Although usually found near the coast in the wild, they thrive when grown inland and are hardy to about -25°c. A very ornamental plant, it is occasionally cultivated, especially in N. Europe, for its edible fruit, there are some named varieties. 'Leikora' is a free-fruiting form, developed for its ornamental value. Members of this genus are attracting considerable interest from breeding institutes for their nutrient-rich fruits that can promote the general health of the body . This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. Plants produce abundant suckers, especially when grown on sandy soils. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. The sexes of plants cannot be distinguished before flowering, but on flowering plants the buds of male plants in winter are conical and conspicuous whilst female buds are smaller and rounded. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus.Special Features:Not North American native, Naturalizing, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms. The plant is heat tolerant in zones 8 through 1. .
At this temperature, many plants begin to suffer physiological damage. Heat Zones range from 1 to 12 .
For example Heat Zone. 11-1 indicates that the plant is heat tolerant in zones 11 through 1.) For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. A clumping plant, forming a colony from shoots away from the crown but with a limited spread . The root pattern is suckering with new plants from underground runners away from the plant .

HabitatsUsually found near the coast
Habitatsoften forming thickets on fixed dunes and sea cliffs.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsBog Garden
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsBog Garden
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