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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8-12 feet
Plant Spread: 8-12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1/4 inch ovoid, single-seeded red or yellow drupe
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Dioecious

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Silver Totem®
Cultivar name: 'Totem'
Common names
  • Silver Buffaloberry

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Location: Millcreek, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-09-28

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