Buffalo Berry
Shepherdia canadensis
25 seeds
Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia canadensis) is also commonly called Soapberry or Foamberry. It is one of a small number of shrubs of the genus Shepherdia that bears edible berries. Buffalo Berry fruits are usually red and have a bitter taste. The species is widespread in all of Canada, except in Prince Edward Island, and in the western and northern United States, including Alaska and Idaho. This deciduous shrub prefers open woodlands and thickets, growing to between 3-13 feet tall.
Buffaloberry seeds are best sown in a cold frame in autumn. The seeds have a hard seed coat and scarification with sulfuric acid for 20-30 minutes followed by 2-3 months of cold stratification will help the embryo to develop.
Place the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. If sufficient growth is made by the summer, it is possible to plant them out, otherwise grow them in a cold frame for the first winter and plant the following spring after the last projected frost.
Shepherdia canadensis
25 seeds
Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia canadensis) is also commonly called Soapberry or Foamberry. It is one of a small number of shrubs of the genus Shepherdia that bears edible berries. Buffalo Berry fruits are usually red and have a bitter taste. The species is widespread in all of Canada, except in Prince Edward Island, and in the western and northern United States, including Alaska and Idaho. This deciduous shrub prefers open woodlands and thickets, growing to between 3-13 feet tall.
Buffaloberry seeds are best sown in a cold frame in autumn. The seeds have a hard seed coat and scarification with sulfuric acid for 20-30 minutes followed by 2-3 months of cold stratification will help the embryo to develop.
Place the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. If sufficient growth is made by the summer, it is possible to plant them out, otherwise grow them in a cold frame for the first winter and plant the following spring after the last projected frost.
Shepherdia canadensis
25 seeds
Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia canadensis) is also commonly called Soapberry or Foamberry. It is one of a small number of shrubs of the genus Shepherdia that bears edible berries. Buffalo Berry fruits are usually red and have a bitter taste. The species is widespread in all of Canada, except in Prince Edward Island, and in the western and northern United States, including Alaska and Idaho. This deciduous shrub prefers open woodlands and thickets, growing to between 3-13 feet tall.
Buffaloberry seeds are best sown in a cold frame in autumn. The seeds have a hard seed coat and scarification with sulfuric acid for 20-30 minutes followed by 2-3 months of cold stratification will help the embryo to develop.
Place the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. If sufficient growth is made by the summer, it is possible to plant them out, otherwise grow them in a cold frame for the first winter and plant the following spring after the last projected frost.