The sea buckthorn was introduced to North America by Russian immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century when shrubs from Siberia were brought to Canada and the United States for commercial cultivation.
Põhja - Ameerikasse Kanadasse ja Ameerika Ühendriikidesse tõid astelpaju kaubanduslikuks viljelemiseks sisse vene immigrandid 20. sajandi alguses.