Botanical Name: Sheperdia argentea
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Common Name: Silver Buffaloberry  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Violet

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Grey

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Orange, Red, Yellow

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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Silver buffaloberry is a native, deciduous, large, upright to mounding, suckering shrub that grows about 6 to 12 feet tall and nearly as wide. Spring flowers are yellow and not considered ornamental, but they are followed by clusters of berries that begin green, but ripen in August, turning yellow, orange, or bright red. Leaves are long, narrow, and silvery green with a prominent white midrib. Bark is a warm brown and older bark is furrowed. Due to its size and sucking habit, use it for erosion control, soil stabilization, or in larger naturally-styled landscapes. Well suited to riparian corridor areas. A Utah native.