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Buffaloberry, Silver

silver buffaloberry(Shepherdia argenta)
Shrub

20 Year Height: 10 feet
Growth Rate: moderate
Growth Habit: loosely branched thorny shrub
Drought Resistance: excellent
Wildlife Value: ideal cover, nesting, and browse; good late winter food source
Disease: stem decay, branch canker
Other: well-adapted to dry, modereate alkaline, and saline soils; berries used for jellies; fixes nitrogen

Native species

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