Hippophae rhamnoides is also known as the sea buckthorn or Siberian pineapple. It is a decidious and thorny shrub or small tree, which can reach up to 20 ft (6 m) tall. It is native to Asia and Europe, and is often found along river banks or in coastal areas.
The sea buckthorn is a shrub that can grow in a wide range of climates and soils. It can withstand very harsh colds, surviving -10°F to -30°F winters. It has even been reported to survive negative temperatures down to -45°F (-43°C) [ Lu, R. 1992. Sea buckthorn: A multipurpose plant species for fragile mountains. Int. Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Katmandu, Nepal]
There are many cultivar, mainly selected for their fruits :
- 'Indian-Summer' - A recent (1996) Canadian selection, drought and frost hardy. Vitamin C level of about 165 mg per 100 g.
- 'Leikora' - (female) Fruits fairly large, and shrub rather vigorous. A German selection.
- 'Novostj Altaja' - (female) Less thorny than the type species, and productive. Fruits are less acidic, too. Especially frost hardy.
- 'Otradnaya' - (female) Early ripening fruits. Hardy, vigorous.
- 'Pollmix' - (male) A selection which is often grown as pollinator in sea buckthorn orchards.
- 'Prevoshodnaya' - (female) A Russian selection, with fruits which are better than those of the type species.
- 'Sprite' - (male) A small selection, with a silvery foliage. Often grown as a pollinator.
This shrub has decidious, alternate, simple and entire leaves, which are about 1.5-2.5 in (4 to 6 cm) long, lanceolate and narrow. They are grey-green.
Flowers are small and yellow-green, and appear in spring. They are dioecious.
The sea buckthorn has edible, orange and ovoïd fruits, that are less than 0.4 in (1 cm) long. They rippen in late-summer or early-autumn, and are generally difficult to harvest, has the shrub is fairly thorny. These fruits are very rich in vitamin C (with 100 to 300 mg per 100 g of fruits) but also in vitamins A and E, and are often transformed into beverages or jams, or eaten raw.
Hippophae rhamnoides requiert les expositions suivantes : lumière,soleil This shrub can grow in poor soils but will best grow in well-drained and fertile grounds. Hippophae rhamnoides dislikes dry conditions, but can withstand occasional droughts.
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Category - tree, shrub
Dimensions
Height 6.00 m
Width 3.00 m
Minimum temperatures
The plant is likely to die as soon as temperature is below -30.0 °C
Leaves and other aerial parts are damaged as soon as temperatures drops to -25.0 °C
Exposure - light, full sun
Leaves - evergreen
Flowers - Color(s) : yellow
Fruit - Edible Propagation - cutting, layering, offset, seeds This shrub can be propagated by seeds. However, as the plant is dioecious, a vegetative propagation may be prefered to specifically obtain male or female plants.
Toxicity No or unknown toxicity.Contains irritating, urticating or spiky parts.
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