{"product_id":"10-american-silverberry-elaeagnus-commutata-aka-wolf-willow-wolfberry-wild-olive-berry-fruit-shrub-seeds","title":"10 AMERICAN SILVERBERRY Elaeagnus Commutata aka Wolf Willow Wolfberry Wild Olive Berry Fruit Shrub Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION:NAME: American SilverberryOTHER COMMON NAMES: Wolf Willow \/ Silverberry \/ Wolfberry \/ Wild OliveSCIENTIFIC NAME: Elaeagnus CommutataCOLOR: Yellow Flowers \/ Silvery Berries \/ Silvery FoliagePLANT SEEDS: Fall \/ Cold stratify \/ Outdoors after frost \/ Indoors weeks before last frostHARVEST: FallBLOOM TIME: Late Spring - Early SummerHARDINESS ZONE: 2 - 6PLANT HEIGHT: 3 - 12'PLANT SPACING: 5 - 10'LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part ShadeSOIL  WATER PREFERENCES: AverageQUANTITY: 10 SeedsOTHER: The American Silverberry is a super cold hardy deciduous shrub to small tree that is native to the Northern US  Canada. Naturally, they have a more shrub-like stature, but take to pruning well  can be sculpted into a tree with little effort. Silverberry plants are tolerant to a variety of conditions including coastal (salt  wind), drought, sandy or rocky soil, heavy clay soil,  nutritionally poor soil. They can even help to fix the nitrogen in the soil. The thornless Silverberry is fast growing  long lived,  will spread by rhizomes to form colonies without being at all invasive.The American Silverberry gets its name from its lovely silvery leaves  berries. They begin by flowering from late spring into early summer with clusters of fragrant flowers whose petals are yellow on the inside with silvery backs that lure in bees  butterflies. By fall, the flowers will have turned to oval shaped ½” long silvery berries. Their fruit can be eaten raw or cooked,  is used in jellies, soups,  more. The berries contain vitamins including C, E,  A, as well as some valuable minerals. You can also opt to leave the fruit on the shrub for the birds to enjoy. The Silverberry is food for moose, deer, elk,  small woodland critters too. This native plant has traditional {redacted} uses, as well as a variety of other useful purposes including being made into soap, its bark used for weaving,  the berries as decorative beads.* We’ve got a wide variety of spectacular hard to find native plant seeds available in our store! Drop by for a moment to take a peek! ** RECEIVE A FREE GIFT FROM SEEDVILLE USA’S “WILD SIDE” CONSERVATION TEAM WITH EVERY ORDER!    AND ...    FREE SHIPPING ON ANY ADDITIONAL SEEDS!PAY ONLY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU ORDER! PLEASE VISIT MY STORE FOR OVER 1,700 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT,  VEGETABLE SEEDS!!!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nourishtradeinc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50448032956609,"sku":"QN1HA9M","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/1036\/4097\/files\/Output_397.jpg?v=1785399375","url":"https:\/\/nourishtradeinc.com\/products\/10-american-silverberry-elaeagnus-commutata-aka-wolf-willow-wolfberry-wild-olive-berry-fruit-shrub-seeds","provider":"Nourishtradeinc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}