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On the Hunt for the Lemon of the North

Sea buckthorn, often referred to as the "lemon of the North," is a bush with long, narrow silver-gray leaves. These leaves have a truly beautiful dusty silver-green color. Sea buckthorn loves sunlight and calcareous soil. It shoots up from root suckers and can easily form dense thickets.

You’ll primarily find sea buckthorn along the West Coast, where dunes transition into heathland. Some summer homeowners in Vejers have even planted sea buckthorn around their summer houses.

Sea buckthorn blooms in May and June with small yellow male flowers and tiny light green female flowers, which are pollinated by the pollen from the male flowers. Bees are crucial pollinators, and in turn, sea buckthorn is vital for bees.

Sea buckthorn is a cunning plant with thorns, making it tricky to pick the yellow berries.

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) thrives near the sea. In Vejers, where it has never been cultivated, sea buckthorn grows wild and beautifully in the coastal areas of the West Coast. A delightful activity while staying in a summer house is to pick and preserve your own super-healthy sea buckthorn berries.

Ripe Berries

Sea buckthorn berries are ripe in August/September. If you pick a yellow berry and taste it, you'll find it very sour and puckering. The darker, more orange berries are ripe. Sea buckthorn berries need frost before the birds eat them.

Sea buckthorn has a special strategy. The berries are meant to be eaten by birds so that winter and migratory birds can spread the seeds far and wide. Therefore, the tasty sea buckthorn berries become easier to pick only after the first frost.

Picking Sea Buckthorn

You can easily pick sea buckthorn from August/September. When picking the berries, grasp the berry's stem with your nail and pinch it off. Alternatively, you can use scissors to cut off a bunch. Sea buckthorn branches all end in thorny tips, so it's a good idea to wear long sleeves and perhaps gloves.

Health Benefits

Sea buckthorn is known as a superfood due to its extremely high content of vitamins, antioxidants, nutrients, and organic acids. It contains over 190 bioactive compounds that nourish the body both inside and out.

Sea buckthorn has been recognized as a superfood since ancient times, from Greece to China and Tibet. In fact, sea buckthorn juice was a national drink for China during the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

High Vitamin C Content

Sea buckthorn is packed with vitamin C. There is 15 times more vitamin C in a gram of sea buckthorn than in a gram of lemon.

Sea buckthorn also contains the highest concentration of the rare and very healthy omega-7 fatty acids among all plants. This makes sea buckthorn the best plant-based source of omega-7, a fatty acid normally found in fish and fish oil.

Additionally, sea buckthorn is rich in vitamin A and antioxidants, which are beneficial for eye health.

Sea Buckthorn Recipes

There are many excellent recipes for sea buckthorn jam, juice, energy drinks, or syrup available online. Try searching to find your favorite recipe.

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