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Wild Strawberry vs Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female)

Fragaria virginiana

Hippophae rhamnoides Orange Energy

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Wild Strawberry
Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female)

Often called the Woodland Strawberry, the Wild Strawberry produces a sweet, edible red berry all throughout the later spring and summer. This compact, stemless plant spreads mostly through the means of runners, and grows quickly.

Flowers and fruit of the Wild Strawberry are usually present simultaneously throughout the summer. This variety is native to North America, which gives it its name.

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.

Wild Strawberry Quick Facts

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female) Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: red to purple
Berries: sweet
Berries: small, light orange, edible
Harvest: mid to late September
Flowers: white
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: high




Other Names: common strawberry, mountain strawberry, virginia strawberry
Other Names: orange energy sea berry, orange energy seaberry, orange energy seabuckthorn