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Rhamnaceae
Black hawthorn
Rhamnus lycioides
Also known as Western black hawthorn, Douglas hawthorn, Columbia hawthorn, Rhamnus oleoides subsp. lycioides
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Mediterranean · Shrub · Drought-Tolerant · Wildlife · Thorny · Hedging · Birds · Rocky-Soil · European-Native · Ornamental-Fruit
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 10/21/2026
Black hawthorn is a tough, spiny Mediterranean shrub that thrives in well-drained soils under full sun to partial shade. It requires very little supplemental watering once established and is well-suited to dry, rocky, or poor soils. Its small fruits attract birds, making it a valuable addition to wildlife-friendly gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry between waterings; highly adaptable to dry conditions once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Baleares, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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