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Lowbush Cranberry vs Lord Sea Buckthorn (Male)

Viburnum edule

Hippophae rhamnoides Lord

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Lowbush Cranberry
Lord Sea Buckthorn (Male)

Lowbush Cranberry is a short, deciduous shrub native to North America. Its white flowers bear sour but edible fruit that ripens to a brilliant red in fall. Lowbush Cranberry's small size makes it suitable for urban use; buyers will also find it useful if trying to reclaim land back to its original species or when landscaping with native species in damp conditions.

Lord Sea Buckthorn is a male variety that is a pollinizer for female plants. One male plant is capable of pollinating 5-7 female plants. Male Sea Buckthorn plants do not produce berries, but the pollen from their flowers allows female plant to set fruit.

Lord Sea Buckthorn has relatively thornless branches and other well-known features of Sea Buckthorn plants. These include silvery green foliage and nitrogen-fixing capabilities, which improves the surrounding soil.

Can be used to pollinize female Sea Buckthorn plants, including Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn.

Lowbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Lord Sea Buckthorn (Male) Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: white
Berries: red, edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: high bush cranberry, highbush cranberry, mooseberry, moosomin, pembina, pimbina, squashberry
Other Names: lord sea berry, lord seaberry, lord seabuckthorn