Frangula alnus, commonly known as alder buckthorn, glossy buckthorn, or breaking buckthorn, is a tall deciduous shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. Unlike other "buckthorns", alder buckthorn does not have thorns. Alder buckthorn is a non-spiny deciduous shrub, growing to 3–6 m (10–20 ft), occasionally to 7 m (23 ft) tall. It is usually multistemmed, but rarely forms a small tree with a trunk diameter of up to 20 cm (8 in). The bark is dark blackish-brown, with bright lemon-yellow inner bark exposed if cut.
Frangula Alnus Care
Frangula Alnus
What is the plant
humidity
Normal
lighting
Full Sun
hardiness zone
3 - 7
difficulty
Medium
toxicity
Poisonous
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Water deeply and regularly.
Pruning
Pruning is best done in late winter to early spring for most shrubs. With spring blooming shrubs, prune after the blooms are spent. Remove up to 1/3rd of the overall shrub, keeping older branches to build up a sturdy, permanent and picturesque framework.
Sunlight
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade
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Soil
An ideal soil would be made up of 45% minerals (sand, clay, silt), 5 % organic (plant and animal) material, 25% air and 25% water. The mineral portion would be loam (20 – 30% clay, 30 – 50% silt and 30 – 50% sand).
Temperature
Tender plant – damaged or killed by low temperature.
Additional
This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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