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Plants for Wildlife -
Fruiting
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 Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) is a great native plant substitute for the invasive exotic, 'Autumn Olive'. Buffaloberry has silvery foliage and produces lots of orange-red fruits that are edible by people and sought after by birds. The fruits make an excellent jelly. Buffaloberry is a thorny shrub with upright, mounded growth. The thorns provide excellent protection for nesting birds. It's also a good xeriscape plant, tolerating extreme drought, cold and alkaline conditions; growing to 8-12' tall/wide, and tolerating Zone 2 conditions.
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