The sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) seems to be a wonder bush with many uses. It is widely used in Halkidiki, Greece, and grows well along the coast as well as in the mountainous areas. In the Holomonda mountains they have been planted along the road, where it is quite colourful in the autumn with its bright orange fruits. It grows naturally even here in Norway, from Trondheim (central Norway) to Troms, in the very north.
It seems as if every part of the plants can be used: as medicine, animal food (good for racing horses and chickens), and as fuelwood. It can grow in pure sand (it is used to stabilise sand dunes), but in Norwegian literature it is said that it actually prefers chalky soil. It is also drought resistant. The most interesting is perhaps that it has a a strong capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen in its root nodules when associated with the actinomycete, Frankia, and because of that it is excellent for improving soil capacity.