How to Grow and Care for Bullberry

Russet buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) is a deciduous, fruit-bearing shrub that grows in open woodlands and thickets. Russet buffaloberry is native to North America. Its berries are edible and have a bitter taste.

Silver buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) is a deciduous shrub with silvery-green foliage. It grows wild in thickets across eastern and central North America. Despite the common name, the red "berries" are technically not berries at all, but rather stone fruit. The fruits contain saponins that make them relatively hazardous to consume.

The name of roundleaf buffaloberry comes from early American colonists who used to cook its berries to make a sauce for a meal made of buffalo meat. Roundleaf buffaloberry is an evergreen shrub, endemic to the Colorado Plateau.