Silver buffaloberry?

[PierreR]

Latin Shepherdia argentea
I think this is what this bush is. I find it occasionally, and have taken more notice of it since I started looking for trees to collect in the spring. I found this patch near where I work, and only recall seeing it on other time since June. I been looking at prairie native thorny bushes, and think I have it narrowed down. My only doubt, it the lack of berries/fruit. Any one care to educate me, or offer another opinion? I already considered Flowering Foemina, but reserve the right to change that thought in spring IF it flowers

mass of thorns!

trunk is a little over 3" dia.

top of leaves. I'm not sure if these buds are next years flowers? There is no indication of red or orange berries... That is my only doubt.

underside

 

[Vin]

Latin Shepherdia argentea
I think this is what this bush is. I find it occasionally, and have taken more notice of it since I started looking for trees to collect in the spring. I found this patch near where I work, and only recall seeing it on other time since June. I been looking at prairie native thorny bushes, and think I have it narrowed down. My only doubt, it the lack of berries/fruit. Any one care to educate me, or offer another opinion? I already considered Flowering Foemina, but reserve the right to change that thought in spring IF it flowers

Cool bush but I can't help you cause there's nothing like that in Florida that I know of. Good luck!

 

[coppice]

I never had much luck collecting or transplanting it. Making greenhouse buys all there was for me.

 

[jk_lewis]

trunk is a little over 3" dia.

With no apparent taper.

 

[Tycoss]

We have huge numbers of these in southern Alberta where I am from. Small leaves, dense branching, big thorns and bright red edible berries are all cool. They almost always have no taper and featureless bark though. I know they take pruning well, but I have no idea how easy they are to collect. People here use them as hedges at times, but mostly you just see them in the wild on dry prairies. Very cold hardy and drought resistant