Sea buckthorn buckthorn, or buckthorn (Lat. Hippophae rhamnoídes)
Multi-stemmed deciduous shrub, less often a tree, the height of which usually reaches 1-3 m, and sometimes 3-6 m, up to 15 m. Young shoots are silvery, pubescent; perennial - covered with dark brown, almost black bark. Short shoots with numerous long spines. Shoots of different ages create a round, pyramidal or spreading crown.
The leaves are alternate, simple, linear or linear-lanceolate, grayish-green above, brownish or yellowish-silver-white below.
The fruits are oval or round smooth drupes of yellowish-golden, red or orange color, with one seed, shiny, juicy, with a peculiar taste and smell, reminiscent of the smell of pineapple. The stone is oblong-ovate, sometimes almost black, shiny.
Sea buckthorn blooms in April - May. The fruits ripen in August - September. Fruiting of sea buckthorn begins 3-4 years after planting; on average, one bush produces 10-12 kg of fruit.
Sea buckthorn is a light-loving and frost-resistant plant that can tolerate frosts down to 45 degrees and below. Sea buckthorn prefers loose soils rich in organic matter and phosphorus. In wet areas the plant dies.