General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 10 to 25 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Clusters of 1/4 to 1/3 inch red to dark purple berry-like drupes, each containing 2 to 3 seeds.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Yellowish to greenish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious

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Common names
  • Alder Buckthorn
  • Glossy Buckthorn
  • Breaking Buckthorn
  • Black Dogwood
  • European Alder Buckthorn
  • Glossy False Buckthorn
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Frangula alnus subsp. alnus
  • Synonym: Rhamnus frangula

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Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date: 2008-01-18
Imahge by Frank Vincentz GFDL via Wikimedia Commons
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-07

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