Home : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers A-B : BUCKTHORN, SEA Hippophae rhamnoides Suitable for any normal soil and position and  Ultimate Height 8ft (2.4m) Exposed/Windy Hedge Height 5-8ft (1.5-2.4m) Damp Shade Av. Growth/Year* 1-1.5ft (30-45cm) Dry Shade Wet Sites Native Coastal Areas Evergreen Chalky Soil   This plant has been awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Av. Growth/Year* = Average growth per year in first 10-20 years, click here for more details.

Enlarge picture Slender silvery leaves and orange-yellow berries. Grown as a shrub.

Fast growing native deciduous thorny plant, excellent by the sea. Slender silvery leaves, masses of persistent orange-yellow berries in autumn which stay on the bush all winter. Berries high in vitamin C and can be used in marmalade. Can be very invasive if planted on or near sand dunes, so it should not be planted near such areas. Well drained soil.   We can supply: a) Seed grown plants which will be a random mix of male and female. b) Female plants (Hippophae rhamnoides Leikora) which bear masses of very large orange berries which in autumn contrast beautifully with the slim sliver foliage. These will need a male pollinator to produce berries. c) Male plants (Hippophae rhamnoides Poolmix), these provide able pollen for pollination, but no berries d) Mix of 1 male (H. r. Poolmix) to 5 female (H. r. Leikora) to give maximum berrying HEDGE Trim in August. For hedges 5-8ft (1.5-2.4m). Plant 2ft (60cm) apart. SHRUB 8ft x 8ft (2.4m x 2.4m)

Price per plant for   1+ 5+ 50+ 250+  Tr  2-3ft 60-90cm £1.35 £1.19 £1.08 £0.93  Tr Male  8-12ins 20-30cm £4.45 £4.15 £3.82 £3.32  Tr Female  8-12ins 20-30cm £4.45 £4.15 £3.82 £3.32  Tr Mix (1:5)  8-12ins 20-30cm £4.45 £4.15 £3.82 £3.32 Tr = Transplanted, click here for more details.   We can only sell bare-rooted/transplanted plants when they are dormant. Depending on the weather this is normally between November and March. We only charge for goods paid by credit/debit cards when they are despatched.