Russet Buffaloberry - sqʷasəbac - (Shepherdia canadensis)
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Named Soopolallie or soapberry, Russet Buffaloberry is known for its small red fruits containing natural foaming saponins. Growing up to 13 feet tall, this deciduous shrub or small tree has arching young branches with brown colored ‘russeting’ on branches and the bottoms of leaves. Leaves are dark green on the upper surface with silver hairy undersides, speckled with brown. Berries are a food source for many birds. Leaves, berries, bark, and stems have been and are used by a variety of Native American tribes for food, a number of tools, and medicines. Buffaloberry fixes nitrogen, making it a good candidate for nutrient poor soils. Prefers moist but well-draining soils, and full sun to part shade locations. Berries are described as bitter, sometimes sweetening after frost. They can be crushed for soap when raw, or cooked and then whipped into a froth with sugar to make a Native American dessert.
*Sun to Part Sun
*Prefers moist, well-draining soil, but will grow in many soil environments.
* 3-13 feet in height
*Sold as bare root
*Sold as a bundle of 5
*Lushootseed provided by the Puyallup Tribal Language Program and audio by Chris Briden, Puyallup Tribal member.
Image Attribution:
1. Lazarus000, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
2. © "Soapberry (Shepherdia canadensis)" by Mantonature via Canva.com
3. Lazarus000, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
4. Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
5. USDA NRCS Montana, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
*Sun to Part Sun
*Prefers moist, well-draining soil, but will grow in many soil environments.
* 3-13 feet in height
*Sold as bare root
*Sold as a bundle of 5
*Lushootseed provided by the Puyallup Tribal Language Program and audio by Chris Briden, Puyallup Tribal member.
Image Attribution:
1. Lazarus000, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
2. © "Soapberry (Shepherdia canadensis)" by Mantonature via Canva.com
3. Lazarus000, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
4. Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
5. USDA NRCS Montana, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons