How Fast Does Sea Buckthorn grow?

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You'd think Google would have the answer to this question, but I can't find it anywhere!

I planted a bareroot sea buckthorn whip 2 years ago. This spring it was still just a little twig, but during summer it's shot up to about 5 foot tall and very bushy. I would estimate it must have put on 2 feet in height.

Does anyone have experience of these trees? Is it reasonable to think it might make it to 7 foot next summer?

I planted about 100 bare root plants along my back fence at the same time as I planted this one. They were all tiny at the time. Most of the trees along the back fence are between 6 and 8 foot now. So they've grown much quicker than documented.

When you see growth rate for a hedgerow tree is that growth rate when mature? Do they tend to shoot up quicker in the first 2 or 3 years?
 
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You'd think Google would have the answer to this question, but I can't find it anywhere!

I planted a bareroot sea buckthorn whip 2 years ago. This spring it was still just a little twig, but during summer it's shot up to about 5 foot tall and very bushy. I would estimate it must have put on 2 feet in height.

Does anyone have experience of these trees? Is it reasonable to think it might make it to 7 foot next summer?

I planted about 100 bare root plants along my back fence at the same time as I planted this one. They were all tiny at the time. Most of the trees along the back fence are between 6 and 8 foot now. So they've grown much quicker than documented.

When you see growth rate for a hedgerow tree is that growth rate when mature? Do they tend to shoot up quicker in the first 2 or 3 years?
Can you post a photo?
 
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I don't I'm afraid. I'm not a smart phone user so never havve a camera to hand.

But it's just a bog standard seabuckthorn whip (60 - 90cm), planted nearly 2 years ago. It's now 6 foot tall (I measured it) and nice and bushy.
 

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