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Talking to a few people I've heard they're afraid of the plant being planted. Why is that?

One reason I heard was because it's related to the russian olive.

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    Thorns, vigourous growth and hard to get rid of? Plus pretty strong roots that can even lift pavers? In short, the same that goes for blackberries/brambles and many invasive plants and creepers. – Stephie Jun 15 '16 at 15:30
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    Listed as 'spread indefinite' might also be a factor – Bamboo Jun 15 '16 at 16:21
  • Fear is when you don't know what will happen. Sea buckthorn has a place but it's far far away from residential gardens and commercial plantings due to the notes listed above by the essential Stephie and Bamboo – kevinskio Jun 15 '16 at 16:31
  • @Stephie so it's invasive, when they say it isn't on the state list of invasive plants? – black thumb Jun 15 '16 at 16:46
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    Plants usually only make it on a restricted list when the are introduced and become a problem. It's more a reactive list than proactive. In Minnesota it is on the restricted invasive list. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/woody/buckthorn/index.html Be a good gardner and neighbor and do not plant known invasives whether they are on the list or not. – OrganicLawnDIY Jun 15 '16 at 17:52
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    @OrganicLawnDIY We are talking about *sea* buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), not buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), but yes, the same prnciples apply. – Stephie Jun 15 '16 at 18:09
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    this article indicates that sea buckthorn is an up and coming invasive in Alberta http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben345.html – kevinskio Jun 15 '16 at 19:53
  • @Stephie my bad. I see invasives and I'm eager to chime in. I stand by everything else I said in the comment besides the bad link. – OrganicLawnDIY Jun 16 '16 at 02:11
  • For any readers in Northern Europe, where this is a native plant, I should add that there is no need to fear this plant there. It is a wonderful plant, attractive, makes excellent windbreaks and hedges, good for stabilizing banks. The fruit is highly nutritious (if a little messy to collect) and believed to be protective against cardiovascular disease. Even if you don't eat it yiurself, the birds will love you for it. – dww Jun 16 '16 at 03:48
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    @dww I have three in my garden and I picked them on purpose. No need to "fear" it, but anyone who plants it *should be aware of its characteristics* and prepared to manage them. There are many plants where the same rule applies, our neighbour had a golden elm that kept popping up in our yard and the rosa rugosa hedge our previous owner of our house planted still isn't totally gone two years after we dug it up. – Stephie Jun 16 '16 at 05:52

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