🍎 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

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 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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