silverberry

Also known as: beef suet tree; buffalo berry; rabbit berry; silver buffaloberry

S. argentea is an upright, often tree-like, bushy deciduous shrub with oblong leaves covered in silvery scales. Insignificant greenish-yellow flowers in early spring are followed, on female plants, by bright red berries

Scientific classification

Species: silverberry (Shepherdia argentea)
Genus: Shepherdia
Family: Elaeagnaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of silverberry

Distribution map

N and Western North America

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of silverberry

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silverberry care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in autumn, or by greenwood cuttings in early summer

Growing

Grow in well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun. Tolerates poor, dry soils and exposed coastal conditions. Both male and female plants must be grown together for fruit

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