{"id":475,"date":"2018-10-28T20:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T01:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alchemicalnursery.org\/blog\/?p=475"},"modified":"2018-10-28T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T01:12:22","slug":"seaberry-aka-seabuckthorn-hippophae-rhamnoides-plant-highlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alchemicalnursery.org\/blog\/2018\/10\/seaberry-aka-seabuckthorn-hippophae-rhamnoides-plant-highlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaberry aka Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) &#8211; Plant Highlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4b08vL1bmOk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seaberry Benefits<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>A list and table provided by Whole Systems Design, LCC: http:\/\/www.wholesystemsdesign.com\/wsd-seaberry-products\/<\/p>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg_viewer_skins_WRichTextNewSkintxtNew\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Exceptional essential fatty acid content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nitrogen fixer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hardy from USDA zones 3 (maybe 2b) to 7 for sure, probably 8 (I&#8217;ve seen growing in Tuscany Italy and have heard first hand reports of them growing in central Canada where it gets to -50F)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nearly deer proof (very resistant to browse once established and even early on with thorns present)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All parts medicinal from leaves to fruit to bark (non fruit parts used as a tea for centuries)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fast growing and drought tolerant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Soil hardy &#8211; we&#8217;ve grown them well in everyting from sandy to heavy dense clay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Birds do not harvest them much if at all<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But great bird nest habitat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Needs full to 3\/4 day sun minimum<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Exceptionally wind hardy &#8211; great wind heedge and snow fence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Salt tolerant &#8211; grows on Siberian coastal dunes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bears every year, bears at a young age<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flowers hardy to below 20F &#8211; exceptionally reliable and resilient in the face of late frosts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maintenance free once established -no need to prune<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"80%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Constituents of Sea Buckthorn Fruit (per 100 grams fresh berries)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"65%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vitamin C<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">200-1,500 mg (typical amount: 600 mg)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"65%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Up to 180 mg (equal to about 270 IU)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"65%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Folic acid<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Up to 80 mcg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"65%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carotenoids, including beta carotene, lycopene, zeaxanthine; these contribute the yellow-orange-red colors of the fruit<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30-40 mg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"65%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fatty acids (oils); the main unsaturated fatty acids are oleic acid (omega-9), palmitoleic acid (omega-7), palmitic acid and linoleic acid (omega-6), and linolenic acid (omega-3); there are also saturated oils and sterols (mainly \u03b2-sitosterol)<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6-11% (3-5% in fruit pulp, 8-18% in seed); fatty acid composition and total oil content vary with subspecies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"65%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organic acids other than ascorbic (e.g., quinic acid, malic acid; ingredients similar to those found in cranberries)<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quantity not determined; expressed juice has pH of 2.7-3.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"65%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flavonoids (e.g., mainly isorhamnetin, quercetin glycosides, and kaempferol; 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