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Silver Buffalo Berry vs Purple Leaf Sand CherryShepherdia argentea Prunus x cistena SOLD OUT (new stock expected: fall of 2018) ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW 
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. The Purple Leaf Sandcherry provides bright reddish-purple leaves that turn bronze-green in the fall. In the spring, tiny flowers with a pinkish white hue bloom. The flowers are small, but the impact comes from the shrub blossoming all at once. The Purple leaf sand cherry is susceptible to pests and diseases; a typical life span is approximately 10 - 15 years. Not suitable for a privacy hedge but good as an accent plant that attracts birds and bees. SILVER BUFFALO BERRY QUICK FACTSPURPLE LEAF SAND CHERRY QUICK FACTS
Zone:
2a
Zone:
3a
Height:
5 m (18 ft)
Height:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread:
3 m (10 ft)
Spread:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture:
dry, normal
Moisture:
dry, normal
Light:
full sun
Light:
any
Fall colour:
insignificant
Fall colour:
dark red
Berries:
deep red drupes of edible but bitter fruit
Flowers:
white
Flowers:
produces single pinkish flowers
Bark:
smooth dark red to purple bark
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
medium
Life span:
short
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
high
Suckering:
low
Pollution tolerance:
high
Pollution tolerance:
high
In row spacing: 0.9 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft)
Between row spacing:
5 m (16 ft)
Toxicity: the leaves and seed contain small amounts of hydrogen cyanide but are seldom consumed in any quantity
Other Names:
buffalo shepherdia, silver buffaloberry, thorny buffaloberry
Other Names:
purpleleaf sandcherry
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no |