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Riverbank Grape vs Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female)

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Hippophae rhamnoides Orange Energy

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Riverbank Grape
Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female)

The Riverbank Grape, also known as the Frost Grape, or Wild Grape, is a cold-hardy variety that produces fragrant white flowers in the spring and then tart, purple grapes late in the summer.

The Riverbank Grape is a vigorous grower that attracts lots of wildlife, who enjoy the fruit and flowers. This plant is native to North America, and is also highly resistant to fungal diseases, making this a great addition to your city gardens. This plant does best with a trellis.

Note: We do not ship grape vines to BC due to regulatory restrictions from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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.

Riverbank Grape Quick Facts

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female) Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: high
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: medium


Bark: yellow-red to brown
Flowers: fragrant white
Berries: purple
Berries: small, light orange, edible
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tart
Harvest: late summer
Harvest: mid to late September
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: MB, ON, QC, NB
Other Names: frost grape, wild grape
Other Names: orange energy sea berry, orange energy seaberry, orange energy seabuckthorn