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🍎 Seaberry

Hippophae rhamnoides
fruits Shrub/Tree Elaeagnaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Very Low
🗺️ Zones
3-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, sandy, poor
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
6-10 ft
📐 Height
10-20 ft

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Comfrey
Nitrogen-fixing seaberry feeds comfrey; both tolerate poor soil
🤝 Goumi
Both nitrogen-fixing fruit shrubs for tough sites
🤝 Sea Kale
Both salt and drought-tolerant coastal plants

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Russian superfruit - 15x vitamin C of oranges. Nitrogen-fixing. Thorns make good barrier hedge.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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