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Silver Buffalo Berry vs BearberryShepherdia argentea Arctostaphylos uva-ursi SOLD OUT SOLD OUT 
Silver Buffalo Berry is a cold hardy, ornamental shrub that is commonly used in the first row of shelterbelts instead of caragana or lilac. It features subtle yellow flowers, smooth grey bark, and red fruit. On occasion orange fruit is produced and rarely a yellow fruit. Please note: we regularly collect the rare yellow and orange fruit to use for our seed source.
Bearberry is a dwarf shrub known for its creamy pink flowers and red edible fruits. SILVER BUFFALO BERRY QUICK FACTSBEARBERRY QUICK FACTS
Zone:
2a
Zone:
1b
Height:
5 m (18 ft)
Height:
0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Spread:
3 m (10 ft)
Spread:
0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture:
dry, normal
Moisture:
dry, normal
Light:
full sun
Light:
partial shade, full sun
Fall colour:
insignificant
Berries:
deep red drupes of edible but bitter fruit
Berries:
many small red berry-like drupes
Flowers:
white
Flowers:
small, purple-white
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
slow
Life span:
medium
Life span:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
high
Suckering:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Pollution tolerance:
medium
In row spacing: 0.9 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft)
Between row spacing:
5 m (16 ft)
Other Names:
buffalo shepherdia, silver buffaloberry, thorny buffaloberry
Other Names:
kinnikinnick, mealberry, sandberry
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no |