"Freddy" Sea Buckthorn

‘Freddy’ is a male pollinator variety necessary for fruit production in female sea buckthorn plants like ‘Patty.’ While he doesn’t bear fruit himself, Freddy offers strong cold tolerance, vigorous growth, and dense branching, ensuring excellent pollen coverage during bloom. Sea buckthorn shrubs are nitrogen-fixing and thrive in poor soils. Freddy is wind-hardy and ideal for shelterbelts or hedges. Essential for any planting aiming to harvest the berries’ famously sour but wildly nutritious fruit, which contains omega fatty acids rarely found in plants as well as tons of vitamins and minerals.

Zones: 3 to 8

Height: 6 to 10 ft

Spread: 5 to 8 ft

Spreading habit: Upright, dense branching

Sun: Full sun

Soil: Poor, sandy, well-drained

Pollination: Male (non-fruiting), requires female