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Golden Currant vs Lord Sea Buckthorn (Male)

Hippophae rhamnoides Lord

Ribes aureum

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Lord Sea Buckthorn (Male)
Golden Currant

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.

Golden Currant produces berries for jams, jellies, sauces and even pemmican. This currant bush is very dense, allowing for use as a hedge, windbreak, or wildlife habitat.

This plant is also a very popular rootstock to graft popular red and white currant varieties to. The resulting plants are taller, more productive, and easier to harvest.

Lord Sea Buckthorn (Male) Quick Facts

Golden Currant Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: reddish purple
Flowers: yellow
Berries: glossy black berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC
Other Names: lord sea berry, lord seaberry, lord seabuckthorn
Other Names: buffalo currant, clove currant, fragrant golden currant, golden flowering currant, spicebush