Russet Buffaloberry
Shepherdia canadensis
A hardy, silver-flecked shrub bearing tart red berries that are a key food for bears and birds. A nitrogen-fixer for cold, dry, rocky mountain soils.
- Family
- Elaeagnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~22 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, IN, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY