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|genus=Shepherdia
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|species=argentea
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|common_name=Silver Buffaloberry, Bull berry, thorny buffaloberry
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'''''Shepherdia argentea''''' ('''Silver Buffaloberry''' or '''Bull berry''', '''thorny buffaloberry''') is a species of ''[[Shepherdia]]'', native to central [[North America]] from southern [[Canada]] ([[Alberta]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Manitoba]]) south in the [[United States]] to northern [[California]] and [[New Mexico]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33863 ''Shepherdia argentea'']</ref>
It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 2–6 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are arranged in opposite pairs (rarely alternately arranged), 2–6 cm long, oval with a rounded apex, green with a covering of fine silvery, silky hairs, more thickly silvery below than above. The [[flower]]s are pale yellow, with four sepals and no petals. The [[fruit]] is a bright red fleshy [[drupe]] 5 mm in diameter; it is edible but with a rather bitter taste.<ref name=jeps>Jepson Flora: [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Shepherdia+argentea ''Shepherdia argentea'']</ref>
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Shepherdia argentea, Nutt. (L. argentea, Greene). Buffalo Berry. Upright shrub, or sometimes almost tree-form, reaching 18 ft. tall, thorny, the young growth silvery tomentose: lvs. oblong, cuneate-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, silvery on both sides: fls. yellowish, in dense small fascicles at the nodes: fr. globular or ovoid, about 1/4 in. long, red or yellow, acid, edible. Kans. to Minn., west and north.
Shepherdia argentea, Nutt. (L. argentea, Greene). Buffalo Berry. Upright shrub, or sometimes almost tree-form, reaching 18 ft. tall, thorny, the young growth silvery tomentose: lvs. oblong, cuneate-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, silvery on both sides: fls. yellowish, in dense small fascicles at the nodes: fr. globular or ovoid, about 1/4 in. long, red or yellow, acid, edible. Kans. to Minn., west and north.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
A decidious Shrub growing to 4m by 4m at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone 2 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in March, and the seeds ripen from July to December. The flowers are dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required)The plant is not self-fertile. It can fix Nitrogen.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.
Succeeds in an ordinary well-drained moisture retentive soil[1, 3, 11]. Tolerates poor dry soils[200] and maritime exposure[182]. Established plants are drought resistant[182]. A very cold-tolerant plant[229]. Plants rarely produce fruit in Britain[11]. Occasionally cultivated for its edible fruit, there are some named varieties[183]. 'Xanthocarpa' has yellow fruits[200]. The fruit is difficult to harvest because the shrub is very thorny[3]. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200]. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[200]. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if fruit and seed are required.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
Seed - it must not be allowed to dry out[113]. It is best harvested in the autumn and sown immediately in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 2 - 3 months cold stratification[113]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle. If sufficient growth is made it will be possible to plant them out in the summer, otherwise grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter and plant them out in the following spring or early summer. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame sometimes work[113].
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Shepherdia+argentea Plants for a Future] - creative commons text incorporated
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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