In nature, sea buckthorn grows mainly along sea coasts and in river valleys of Europe and Asia. In Poland, it grows wild only along the Baltic coastline, where it is a protected species. The leaves evaporate large amounts of moisture. Sea buckthorn fruits are a natural cosmetic traditionally used by women in Siberia and Tibet, who make anti-wrinkle masks from crushed berries. The plant is frost-resistant.

Use: It is a deciduous shrub shedding leaves for winter. Healthy adult specimens reach 3–3.5 m in height. The shrubs have stiff, bushy shoots equipped with sharp thorns in early growth stages. The fruits can be processed into juices, jams and jellies. They are extremely valuable—sea buckthorn is one of the few plants containing about 10% fatty oil in the pulp. It is also rich in microelements, vitamins B, K, P, E, C, folic acid, provitamin A and D. Importantly, vitamin C does not break down during processing or storage.

Flowering and fruiting: Flowers appear in March–April, before the leaves. Sea buckthorn is dioecious: female plants (yellow flowers) produce fruits, male plants (yellow-green flowers) produce pollen. It produces decorative edible orange fruits that remain on the shrub throughout winter. One male plant is enough to pollinate five