Description

Fruitland Silverberry is a large, fast-growing evergreen prized for its unique, edible fruit and exceptional toughness. It forms a substantial shrub or small tree with handsome, wavy-edged leaves that are silvery when young, maturing to a gray-green with rusty speckles. Its true distinction is the autumn harvest of red, silver-speckled berries, which offer a complex, tart flavor perfect for adventurous cooks making jams, pies, or country wines. An ideal choice for edible landscaping, large wildlife hedges, or as a resilient windbreak in challenging coastal sites.

• Unique Edible Fruit: Produces an abundant crop of oval, red berries dusted with silver specks. The fruit has a tangy, tart flavor with a distinctive astringent aftertaste, ideal for preserves and baking.

• Large & Fast-Growing: Quickly matures into a large, dense shrub or multi-trunked small tree, reaching 10-15 feet tall and wide.

• Extreme Environmental Tolerance: Thrives in the most difficult sites, with high resistance to salt spray, wind, drought, and poor, sandy soils.

• Wildlife & Pollinator Value: The fragrant fall flowers attract pollinators, and the fruit is a valuable food source for birds in late winter.

• Dual-Purpose Landscape Plant: Serves equally well as a productive edible hedge, a large privacy screen, or a resilient coastal specimen.