Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia canadensis)

Family: Elaeagnaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant flavour even before a frost, it becomes sweeter after frosts. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit can also be dried and used like currants.; A tart but pleasant flavour even before a frost, it becomes sweeter after frosts.; Another report says that the fruit is bitter and is dried, smoked or pressed into cakes.

Habitat & North American Range

Calcareous rocks, banks and sandy shores, usually in partial shade. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6)