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How to grow Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia argentea)

Common Name Buffalo Berry, Silver Buffaloberry, Family Elaeagnaceae USDA hardiness 3-9 Known Hazards The fruit contains low concentrations of saponins. Although toxic, these substances are ...

Berries

February 8, 2026

How to grow Goumi (Elaeagnus multiflora)

Common Name Goumi, Cherry silverberry Family Elaeagnaceae USDA hardiness 5-9 Known Hazards None known Habitats Thickets and thin woods in hills and on lowland, at ...

Berries

February 8, 2026

How to grow Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata)

Common Name Silverberry Family Elaeagnaceae USDA hardiness 2-6 Known Hazards None known Habitats Dry calcareous slopes. Range N. America – Quebec to Alaska and south ...

Berries

February 8, 2026

How to grow Thorny olive (Elaeagnus pungens)

Common Name Elaeagnus, Thorny olive, Thorny Elaeagnus, Oleaster, Silverberry, Silverthorn, Pungent Elaeagnus Family Elaeagnaceae USDA hardiness 6-10 Known Hazards None known Habitats Sunny slopes, road ...

Berries

February 8, 2026

How to grow Elaeagnus (Elaeagnus x ebbingei)

Common Name Elaeagnus, Ebbing’s Silverberry Family Elaeagnaceae USDA hardiness 5-9 Known Hazards None known Habitats Not known in the wild. Range A garden hybrid, E. ...

Berries

February 8, 2026

How to grow Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Common Name Autumn Olive Family Elaeagnaceae USDA hardiness 3-9 Known Hazards E. umbellata has the potential of becoming one of the most troublesome adventive shrubs ...

Berries

February 8, 2026

How to grow Chinese Boxthorn Goji (Lycium chinense)

Common Name Chinese Boxthorn, Chinese desert-thorn Family Solanaceae USDA hardiness 5-9 Known Hazards Some caution should be exercised with this species, particularly with regard to ...

Berries

February 8, 2026

How to grow Goji berry (Lycium barbarum)

Common Name Goji, Box Thorn, Matrimony vine Family Solanaceae USDA hardiness 6-9 Known Hazards Although no records of toxicity have been seen, some caution should ...

Berries

February 8, 2026

How to grow Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis)

Common Name Shan Zhu Yu, Asiatic dogwood, Japanese Cornel Dogwood Family Cornaceae USDA hardiness 5-8 Known Hazards None known Habitats Woodland, 1200 – 1800 metres ...

Berries

January 24, 2026

How to grow Giant Dogwood (Cornus controversa)

Common Name Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree, Family Cornaceae USDA hardiness 5-8 Known Hazards None known Habitats Woodland, hedges and thickets, 600 – 2000 metres ...