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Winterberry vs Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female)

Hippophae rhamnoides Orange Energy

Ilex verticillata

CUSTOM GROW

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female)
Winterberry

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn is a female variety known for its large yields of yellowish orange berries that ripen in September. The berries are juicy with a pleasant tart flavour. They have a high sugar content and are often sought after for their vitamin C concentration. Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn requires a male pollinizer to set fruit.

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn has moderately thorny branches and other well-known features of Sea Buckthorn plants. These include silvery green foliage and nitrogen-fixing capabilities, which improves the surrounding soil.

Sea Buckthorn plants have male and female flowers occurring on different plants, a male pollinizer is required for fruit production. Can be paired with Lord Sea Buckthorn which is a male variety.

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female) Quick Facts

Winterberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: yellow-green
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Berries: small, light orange, edible
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Harvest: mid to late September
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: orange energy sea berry, orange energy seaberry, orange energy seabuckthorn
Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly