Sea Buckthorn cultivars (Berries, minor fruits and fruit trees)

Female

Medium thorny shrub producing a beautiful early crop of dark orange, medium sized fruit borne on a vigorous, cold hardy plant with gray-green foliage. Fruit ripens from late August to mid-September. Drought tolerant once established.

**Must be pollinated by a male plant.

Compatible variety: Pollmix (Male), Lord (Male), H6 (Male)

Leaves: green on top and grey underneath.

Flowers: small and yellowish appearing on 2 year old wood.

Diseases: none. Withstands pollution and salts well.

Ph: neutral / Soil: well drained. Tolerates dry soil. Keep the soil moist only the first year.

Pruning : remove low branches that have died from lack of sunlight. Remove suckers to avoid propagation.

The Altaiskaya variety has no or very few thorns. This cultivar produces an abundance of orange fruits which can be easily picked by hand to prune the branches.

The period of maturity of the fruits is from the beginning of August to the beginning of September. The fruits are yellow-orange with a sweet taste. The shrub reaches a height of about 1.5 m at maturity.

Must be pollinated by a male plant.

Compatible variety: Lord (Male) - Sea Buckthorn - (Hippophae rhamnoides), Pollmix (Male) - Sea Buckthorn - (Hippophae rhamnoides)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Taste of the fruit: Exceptional taste, high oil content, sweetest in its class

Hardiness zone: 3a

Female

Medium thorny plant. This variety of sea buckthorn produces sweet and slightly acid fruits. The Caprice variety can be used for fresh consumption, production of fruit juices, jams and compotes.

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (Male), Pollmix (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Fruit flavor: Exceptional taste, high oil content, sweetest in its class

Hardiness zone: 3a

Flowering period: May

Fruit harvesting period: September

Soil type: Any type of well drained soil, it can even be dry.

Female

Has few to no thorns and seems to be very appreciated for its taste. It produces an abundance of orange fruits that are easily picked by hand.

The fruits ripen from mid-August to early September. They are yellow-orange in color with a sweet taste. The shrub reaches a height of about 1.5 m at maturity.

**Requires a male for pollination.

Compatible variety: Sea Buckthorn Lord (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination) : 10 feet

Height : 1.8 meter

Width: 1.4 meter

Hardiness zone: 3a

Exposure: Sun

Female

Created from varieties from Moscow. Long harvest period. Resistant to diseases. Good recovery after pruning. Good sustained yields.

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (Male), Pollmix (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Hardiness zone: 3

Flowering period: May

Fruit harvesting period: September

Soil type: Any type of well drained soil, it can even be dry

Male

It is a male hybrid which pollinates well the female varieties. 

Hardiness zone: 3a

Plant one male for 7 females around. There is no need to exceed this pollination threshold.

Yield: Does not produce any fruit

Female

Hybrid created in Canada, easier to harvest. Compact plants with very few thorns. Tolerates poor and dry soils and salt. Good fruit production; 2.3 kg per plant the first year of production. Good size fruits are easily harvested by hand or by shaking the branches mechanically. Fruits are orange-yellow in color. The plant can easily be grown as a single stem.

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (Male), Pollmix (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Hardiness zone: 3

Soil type: Well drained. Tolerates dry soil. Keep soil moist only the first year.

Exposure: Sun

Female

The Hergo variety is less vigorous than the Leikora variety and is moderately thorny. Its fruits, of yellow-orange color, have a very acid taste. This cultivar is of German origin.

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (Male), Pollmix (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil type: Normal, well drained soil, Tolerates dry soil.

Hardiness zone: 3

Female

A recent Canadian selection (1996), resistant to cold and drought. 165 mg of vitamin C per 100 g of fruit

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (Male), Pollmix (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feetSun: Full sun

Soil type: Normal, well drained soil, Tolerates dry soil.

Hardiness zone: 3

Female

Inya gives big fruits of red-orange color reaching 0.9 gr., facilitating the picking by hand. Very few (or no) thorns, it has a very strong potential, an exceptional taste with a high oil content.

High productivity of fruits from the age of 3 years, its yield can reach up to 15 tons per hectare. This cultivar is of Russian origin.

**To produce fruits, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (male), Pollmix (male), H6 (male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Hardiness zone: 3b

Female

Leikora is a German Hybrid with abundant production of large orange fruits until late fall. Wide, upright and vigorous bush. The fruits are mature in September. It tolerates poor, dry soils and salt. Very decorative.

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (Male), Pollmix (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Height: 3 to 5m

Hardiness zone: 3a

Male

Lord is introduced into sea buckthorn orchards as a pollinator. It blooms early, is sparsely thorny and can grow to 10 to 12 feet tall.

Plant one male for every 7 females around. There is no need to exceed this pollination threshold.

Yield: Does not produce any fruit

Hardiness zone: 3a

Female

Produces medium-sized, dark orange fruits. Mary has a long harvest period and is disease resistant. It produces good and sustained yields. Its fruit maturity period is from mid-August to mid-September. It has few thorns.

Must be pollinated by a male plant. 

Compatible variety: Lord (Male) Sea Buckthorn, Pollmix (Male)Sea Buckthorn, H6 (Male) Sea Buckthorn

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Hardiness zone: 3a

Female

Robust plant with large lateral branches moderately thorny, producing an abundance of large light orange fruits with a high sugar content. The crop is so large that in September, the shrub turns completely orange! Extremely tolerant to drought and de-icing salts, it is also very resistant to urban pollution.

**Must be pollinated by a male plant.

Compatible variety: Pollmix (Male), Lord (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Height: 6 - 8 feet

Hardiness zone: 3

Female

Very few (or no) spines, it has a very high potential, an exceptional taste with a high oil content. High productivity of fruit from the age of 3 years, its yield can reach up to 15 tons per hectare.

Height : 2m

Width : 1,5m

Hardiness zone : 3

Exposure: Sun

Soil type: Normal, well drained soil, Tolerates dry soil

Male

The Pollmix variety is used as a pollinator in sea buckthorn orchards. Variety from Germany.

One male plant is needed to pollinate 5 to 7 females. Female bushes usually bear fruit after three years and yield most after seven to eight years.

Yield: Does not produce fruit

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Hardiness zone: 3a

Soil type: Well drained. Tolerates dry soil. Keep soil moist only the first year.

Exposure: Sun

Female

Prozrachnaya is a hybrid of Russian origin that has few thorns and produces small light orange fruits with darker spots at both ends of the fruit, barrel-shaped. Harvested from late August to mid-September.

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (male), Pollmix (male), H6 (male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Hardiness zone: 3a

Female

The Raisa cultivar from Finland produces small orange fruits with a very questionable taste. It is resistant to diseases and it is very shrubby. The maturity of the fruits is between the end of August and mid-September. It has few thorns. 

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (Male), Pollmix (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Hardiness zone: 3

Soil type: Normal, well drained soil, Tolerates dry soil.

Exposure : Sun

Female

This cultivar produces a large quantity of red-orange fruit, resistant to moderate drought. The taste of the berries is different from other cultivars as it is sweeter. Suitable for hand picking.

**To produce fruit, one to seven female plants must be planted near at least one male plant.

Compatible varieties: Lord (Male), Pollmix (Male), H6 (Male)

Planting distance between plants (pollination): 10 feet

Hardiness zone: 3

Soil type: Well drained. Tolerates dry soil. Keep soil moist only the first year.

Exposure: Sun