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Rhamnaceae
European buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
Also known as Hart's thorn, Common buckthorn, Purging buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica f. cadevallii
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Shrub · Invasive · Hedgerow · Deciduous · Wildlife Habitat · Rhamnaceae · Buckthorn · Thorny · Birds · European
European buckthorn is a tough, adaptable deciduous shrub or small tree that tolerates a wide range of soils and light conditions. It is considered invasive in many parts of North America and should be planted with caution or avoided in favor of native alternatives. Pruning is recommended to control its spread, and it can be used as a dense hedgerow or windbreak in appropriate regions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Deep, infrequent watering; allow soil to dry moderately between sessions · Every 10-14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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