Silver Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster
Family)
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Height: 8-12 feet
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Spread: 8-12 feet
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Bloom Time: April
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Bloom: tiny, tubular yellow flowers
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: average,
moderately fertile, well-drained
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Moisture: medium; drought tolerant once established, but prefers some water
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Use: hedge, back of
mixed shrub border, dappled shade, screens; birds attracted to fruit
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: central and
western Canada south to California, Arizona, Kansas, Michigan and New York
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Notes: upright, bushy,
thorny-branched, thicket-forming shrub; silvery-scaled leaves; dioecious; bright red fruit on female plants which
matures in fall; salt tolerant
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Supplier: Landscape Designs Inc.
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Greenhouse L006
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