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Shepherdia canadensis (Russet Buffaloberry) Sheffield's Seed Co., Inc.
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Shepherdia canadensis (Russet Buffaloberry) Sheffield's Seed Co., Inc.
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2018 crop Montana

Shepherdia canadensis

Canada Buffaloberry, Foamberry, Russet Buffaloberry, Soapberry, Soopolallie


  • Shepherdia canadensis

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Details

Min. hardiness zone:
3
Inventory ID:
1371

No Export to These Countries

Australia

Growing Info

Scarification
Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours
Stratification
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days. Stratify by surface sowing seeds on moist, tamped, soil in trays and place trays in cold for 60 days. Keep moist.
Germination
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

Other: if hot water treatment does not allow seed to imbibe, sulfuric acid treatment is required|can be fall sown without stratification. 

Discover the Canada Buffaloberry, also known as Russet Buffaloberry, Soopolallie, Soapberry, or Foamberry. This deciduous shrub is native throughout North America and bears edible red or yellow berries that have an extremely bitter taste. The fruit is traditionally dried and used like currants and became a favourite treat of Native American Indians. The berries were beaten until a foam with a consistency of beaten eggs was formed and then flavoured with sweet food, such as cooked quamash bulbs or other fruit. The Canada Buffaloberry is a great shrub for dry, salty, high-pH soils, such as along highways, and grows up to 4 m (13.1 ft). Explore the unique flavours and properties of this shrub that has been used for generations.

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