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- Feature : There are 6 species and 12 subspecies native over a wide area of Europe and Asia, including the Ladakh region (India) where it is used to make juices. More than 90 percent or about 1.5 million hectares of the world's sea buckthorn resources can be found in China where the plant is exploited for soil and water conservation purposes. The shrubs reach 0.5-6 m tall, rarely up to 10 m in central Asia, and typically occur in dry, sandy areas. / rhamnoides in broader (to 10 mm broad), greener (less silvery) leaves, and yellow berries. A wild variant occurs in the same area, but at even higher altitudes in the alpine zone . It is a low shrub not growing taller than 1 m with small leaves 1-3 cm long. / They are tolerant of salt in the air and soil, but demand full sunlight for good growth and do not tolerate shady conditions near larger trees. Common Sea-buckthorn foliage and berries The common sea-buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides ) is by far the most widespread, with a range extending from the Atlantic coasts of Europe right across to northwestern China. In western Europe, it is largely confined to sea coasts where salt spray off the sea prevents other larger plants from out-competing it, but in central Asia it is more widespread in dry semi-desert sites where other plants cannot survive the dry conditions; / in central Europe and Asia it also occurs as a subalpine shrub above tree line in mountains, and other sunny areas such as river banks.Common sea-buckthorn has branches that 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 separate male and female plants. The male produces brownish flowers which produce wind-distributed pollen . Berries and leaves The female plants produce orange berries 6-9 mm in diameter, soft, juicy and rich in oils. / The berries are an important winter food resource for some birds, notably fieldfares .Leaves are eaten by the larva of the coastal race of the ash pug moth and by larvae of other Lepidoptera including brown-tail , dun-bar , emperor moth , mottled umber and Coleophora elaeagnisella . Close-up of fruit of Common Sea-Buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides ) Hippophae salicifolia ( willow-leaved sea-buckthorn ) is restricted to the Himalaya , to the south of the common sea-buckthorn, growing at high altitudes in dry valleys; it differs from H.

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- Title : 200 Seeds Sea Buckthorn, Seaberry - Hippophae Rhamnoides - Edible Fruit - Raw or Cooked !