Shepherdia argentea - Wikipedia
Shepherdia argentea is a deciduous shrub growing from 2–6 metres (6.6–19.7 ft) tall. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs (rarely alternately arranged), 2–6 cm long, oval with a rounded apex, green with a covering of fine silvery, silky hairs, more thickly silvery below than above.
Shepherdia argentea (Silver Buffaloberry) - Gardenia
Low maintenance, extremely cold- and drought-tolerant, Shepherdia argentea (Silver Buffaloberry) is a bushy deciduous shrub of upright habit with silver-scaled thorny stems clad with ornate, elliptic leaves, 2 in. long (5 cm), covered with silvery scales on both surfaces.
Shepherdia argentea - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Shepherdia argentea, commonly known as silver buffaloberry, is an upright, bushy, thorny-branched, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub of the Oleaster family. It is noted for its attractive silver-scaled leaves and branches plus its bright red …
Shepherdia argentea (Silver Buffaloberry) - Minnesota Wildflowers
1 to a few flowers crowded in bud axils of short, one-year-old branches, emerging before the leaves. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants (dioecious), both are dull yellowish, 1/8 to ¼ inch across, very short-stalked, lack petals but have a short-tubular calyx with 4 triangular petal-like lobes.
‘Sakakawea’ silver buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea [Pursch] Nutt.) is a cultivar released in 1983 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in cooperation with the State Agricultural Experiment Stations of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt., silver buffaloberry, is a deciduous, thorny shrub or small tree of 6 to 20 feet in height native to North America. It occurs as scattered to frequent plants along streams, in bottomlands, and on moist hillsides throughout western Wyoming and Colorado at elevations to 7,500 feet. The shrub is winter hardy
Shepherdia argentea - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
Yellowish small tubular female flowers with petal-like sepals in spring before the leaves. Male flowers are in axillary spikes. The 1-2" leaves have silver scales on both sides and are densely packed on the stems. The tip is rounded and the base is acute or wedge-shaped. Exfoliating thin bark is grayish brown, rough and peeling on the lower trunk.
Shepherdia argentea - Landscape Plants | Oregon State …
Fruit an ovoid berry, red to yellow, about 6 mm wide, one seeded, edible, but sour, reportedly becomes sweeter after a frost; makes a fine jelly. Sun to part shade. Grows well on dry, moist well-drained, tolerant of alkaline soil. Does well on poor soil because it can fix nitrogen.
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. - Calflora
Shepherdia argentea is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) - Garden.org
Its common name, Buffaloberry, comes from its seasonal use by Native Americans and early pioneers who mixed S. argentea fruit with dried Buffalo meat and tallow to make pemmican, a staple in their diets.