Sea Buckthorn - Hippophae Rhamnoides - Bonsai / Exotic Tree - 10 Seeds VertiGarden

Sea Buckthorn - Hippophae Rhamnoides - Bonsai / Exotic Tree - 10 Seeds VertiGardenHippophae rhamnoides or Sea buckthorn, Sandthorn, and Swallow Thorn. Branches are dense and stiff, and very thorny. The leaves are a distinct pale silvery green, lanceolate, 3 8 cm long and less than 7 mm broad. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The brownish male flowers produce wind distributed pollen. Flowers in April. A high quality medical oil is produced from the fruit of sea buckthorn and used in the treatment of

rounded deciduous tree

000 years old

It is native to the Mediterranean region including Southern Europe

In the landscape

as well as a combination of colour and scent

but may reach 100ft in the wild

Micromeris

the counterpart of blood in men and animals

Growing to 50cm with white flowers with red keels in winter to spring

the inner flesh is palid to green

Several species are grown in gardens

The genus is native to Africa