Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)

AKA Sandthorn, Sallowthorn, or Seaberry

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Root Types Explained

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) summary

spectacular when planted en masse and bearing its Winter bright orange berries on distinctive grey foliage
excellent at the coast where it can withstand coastal gales and salt laden winds and grows best on thin sandy soil in bright sunshine, but it is also good on almost any normal soil (not wet) and situation (not shady) and is also very useful for exposed inland sites.
the roots fix nitrogen in the soil so it can be used as a pioneer species to improve the soil before other plants go in
long, thin grey leaves, somewhat spiny
vitamin-rich berries are used as food, traditional medicine and skin treatment
grows to about 6m and forms a dense thicket
native to Eastern Europe (especially Russia, Ukraine and Mongolia) and is commonly found across Europe and Scandinavia

Please contact us by phone (or email hello@hedgenursery.co.uk) if you have any questions, would like advice, or if your order is likely to come to over £1000 - we may be able to offer a better price than you see online. Our experienced horticulturists answer calls and emails, and we’re always happy to help.

Sea buckthorn is a useful plant for the most difficult coastal and inland exposed sites. It grows well on sandy soil and improves the soil with nitrogen in preparation for other plants. It has profuse, attractive, and useful orange berries and slim grey foliage—very striking!

It forms a dense, spiny thicket, ideal as shelter for birds. There's a spectacular thicket of Sea buckthorn on a steep bank at Westonbirt Arboretum.

Both sexes of the plant are needed to produce the berries, and we cannot guarantee the sex of individual plants (because the flowers need to be examined in Spring, and our young plants are not in flower when we sell them). You need to plant a few close together to ensure that you get both sexes.

The berries are used in skin and hair products, food, and herbal remedies (always research carefully before using). There are many myths about Sea Buckthorn; Gengis Khan and his soldiers used the berries and foliage to recover after battles, and the mythical horse Pegasus ate only Sea Buckthorn berries!

Hedge Nursery has supplied large quantities of British-grown Sea Buckthorn plants for many years. Our reviews are excellent, and you can buy with confidence, knowing that you will receive top-quality plants.

DELIVERY CHARGES

Delivery charges are automatically calculated at checkout, based on the size of the plants and the value of your order. Our delivery charges and the kick-in points for free delivery are highly competitive, and about 90% of orders are delivered free.

Plant Type	UK Mainland (excl. Scottish Highlands and Islands)	Scottish Highlands
Bare root plants shorter than 100cm, all cell-grown plants, plants in pots up to 7 Litres	Free for orders over £120 (or £9.90)	Free for orders over £120 (or £14.99)
Bare root plants 100-120cm	Free for orders over £300 (or £24.99)	Free for orders over £300 (or £29.99)
Bare root plants taller than 120cm, plants in pots larger than 7.5 Litres, all root ball plants and instant hedging	Free for orders over £350 (or £59.99)	£112.99

Notes:

All prices include VAT.
Orders of plants requiring delivery on pallets (bare root plants taller than 120cm, plants in pots larger than 7.5 Litres, root ball plants, and instant hedging) delivered to destinations in the UK Mainland are delivered free when the order is over £350, regardless of the number of pallets needed.
Scottish Highlands do not have a free pallet delivery option.

DESPATCH TIMELINES

Most plant specifications are in stock, so we typically dispatch within a few days after you order. Generally, we don't dispatch on Fridays, to avoid plants being in transit over a weekend. Rest assured that we will do everything we can to deliver your plants as soon as possible.

You'll receive an email from us on the despatch day, and delivery will occur within 48 hours - usually the next day, but occasionally it may take an extra day.

If you'd like to delay delivery to a date that suits your planting schedule, please include a note in the Delivery Instructions section at checkout or email us at hello@hedgenursery.co.uk.

We do not take responsibility for any deliveries delayed by couriers.

Pre-orders

For pre-ordered plants with an expected future delivery date (shown before you added them to your basket), we will dispatch around the indicated date. If your order includes both pre-order and in-stock items, we'll send everything together when the pre-order items become available.

Root Ball Plants

Root-ball plants are freshly lifted from our fields upon order. This approach ensures the plants are at their freshest when you receive them, improving their success rate. If you want delivery on a specific date, please order well in advance of when you need them.

During peak season, we lift root-ball plants twice weekly, aiming to deliver within 3-7 days. During busy periods, this may extend to 7-14 days. As the season slows, we lift once a week, with delivery within 7 working days. We'll promptly inform you of any stock unavailability or delivery delays upon receiving your order.

RECEIVING DELIVERY (Do I need to be at home?)

All deliveries will be sent with “no signature required”, so you do not need to be at home on the day of delivery.

For pallet deliveries, we will phone or email you on the day we dispatch. If you wish, you can arrange for someone to be there the following day to ensure the pallet is left in a convenient place for you to unpack the plants.

Pallets are delivered to the ‘kerbside’, but if there is driveway access for a pallet truck, the pallet will be left on the driveway or another suitable access point to your address, rather than blocking a road or pavement. Pallet trucks require a hard surface; pallets cannot be moved over gravel, soft or uneven ground, or grass.

Drivers do not unpack the pallets and it is down to the drivers discretion whether they will take the empty pallet away. If not, then customers must dispose of the pallet themselves.

RETURNS

We are rarely asked to accept a return. We can facilitate returns by collecting the parcel (s) or palletised plants from you (in their original packaging), but we do not refund the delivery charge or the carrier collection and delivery back to us. We do not accept returns if you have ordered too many plants.

If you wish to return an order, please email hello@hedgenursery.co.uk, and we will explain the process in more detail.

Pots, bare roots, root balls, instant, cell grown, P9s - if it's all double Dutch, this explanation should help you decide which root type is best for you.

The majority of hedging plants are sold as bare roots, pot grown, or root balls, so we'll start with those.

Bare Root Hedging

For many years, we only sold bare roots, so there's a lot of advice on our website about bare root plants. Here's a very quick summary, along with links to other pages you might find helpful.

Bare root plants are grown in open fields and lifted during the winter months when dormant. This is the cheapest and most environmentally friendly growing method, so they are usually the best option if you are planting from November to April and the species and height combination you want is available as bare roots (about 80% of the species on this website are available as bare roots).

We sell hundreds of thousands of bare root plants each year to thousands of customers and, for a cost-effective solution, they're hard to beat.

We have a full explanation of the benefits and drawbacks, and an explanation of how they are grown on About Bare Root Hedging Plants, along with advice on Storing Bare Roots and Heeling in Bare Root Plants.

Pot Grown Plants

Everyone knows what a pot grown plant looks like, but there is often confusion about pot sizes and what you get for your money. Generally, with some exceptions, the bigger the pot size, the more mature, bushier and taller the plant will be - and the more costly.

Pot sizes are always described by the number of litres they hold. Our standard pot sizes are 2L, 5L and 10L (where L stands for litres). Pot dimensions from different manufacturers can vary, even though they all hold the same amount of growing medium, so sizes are specified by volume rather than the pot's dimensions.

There are several benefits to pot grown plants:

The range of species is very wide, with some only available in pots.
There is no root disturbance because they are grown in pots rather than lifted from fields, so the success rate is extremely high.
They can be planted year-round, though we always advise caution when planting in extremely warm weather - water generously until they are established!

Root Ball Hedging

For large plants, particularly big, bushy evergreens, the most popular root type is root balls. They are cheaper than pot-grown plants of the same height and often bushier, but they are only available during the dormant season, usually from October to April.

They're environmentally friendly because they are grown in open fields, but instead of lifting the plant bare rooted, soil is retained around the roots and wrapped in hessian. They are not quite as eco-friendly as bare roots because root balls are heavy to transport.