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Hippophae rhamnoides

Shrub

HomeShrubHippophae rhamnoides

Usually found near the coast, often forming thickets on fixed dunes and sea cliffs.

Family: Elaeagnaceae
Height: 6 m / 20 ft
Sun
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Dry, moist or wet

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 5 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 5 of 5
Other Uses: 5 of 5

Native Habitat

Sea Buckthorn, Seaberry Hippophae rhamnoides native habitat is Usually found near the coast, often forming thickets on fixed dunes and sea cliffs.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. Very rich in vitamin C (120mg per 100g) and vitamin A, they are too acid when raw for most peoples tastes, though most children seem to relish them. Used for making fruit juice, it is high in vitamins and has an attractive aroma. It is being increasingly used in making fruit juices, especially when mixed with other fruits, because of its reputed health benefits. The fruits of some species and cultivars (not specified) contain up to 9.2% oil. The fruit is very freely borne along the stems and is about 6 - 8mm in diameter. The fruit becomes less acid after a frost or if cooked. The fruit is ripe from late September and usually hangs on the plants all winter if not eaten by the birds. It is best used before any frosts since the taste and quality of frosted berries quickly deteriorates.

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