Latvian Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides Origin: Latvia Improvement status: Unknown Seeds per packet: ~15 BOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED Life cycle: Perennial If you've never heard of "sea buckthorn" before (or "seaberrry"), well, it might just be the most useful plant you've never heard of. The berries, juice, and oil are incredibly nutritious foods, and all of those plus the leaves and bark have a long history of medicinal and cosmetic use as well. It's also a rare non-leguminous nitrogen-fixer (in symbiosis with Frankia bacteria), and it develops extensive root systems, so it has long been used as a windbreak plant and for erosion control, particular in cold and blustery places like the western Canadian prairie. The plant is cold-hardy down to -45 degrees (F) and can withstand high temperatures as well, up to 104 degrees (F), making it potentially a very important plant for humanity as the planet continues heating and extreme weather becomes the norm. With its bright orange berries, produced