General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 10 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Fruit: Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Spring
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Silverthorn
  • Thorny Olive
  • Thorny Silverberry

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Date: 2017-02-04
Fruit just forming
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-10-09
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-10-09
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