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Rhamnus Fine Line® Buckthorn

Rhamnus (Buckthorn)  RAM-nus

Proven Winners Fine Line®:  Wonderful texture and a narrow form combine in a tough, adaptable plant. A great landscape plant, Fine Line buckthorn combines the feathery foliage of ‘Asplenifolia’ with the narrow upright habit of ‘Columnaris.’ Use Fine Line in narrow hedgerows for privacy, as an accent plant, or even in a patio container. It’s a great vertical accent for the perennial garden, and the narrow habit is perfect for framing entrances. This is an extremely useful, architectural plant for the home or commercial landscape. This cultivar produces very few fruit, and among those, only 2% are viable. Fine Line Rhamnus is an environmentally friendly replacement for weedy, older varieties.

Zone 2

Full to Part Sun

Height: 5-7’/Spread: 2-3′

Foliage Accent

Size Available: 3 Gallon

Rhamnus Fine Line® Buckthorn

Description

Rhamnus (Buckthorn)  RAM-nus

Common (Rhamnus cathartica) and glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus syn. Rhamnus frangula) are two small trees introduced from Europe and East Asia, respectively. Their showy fruit display and hardy foliage made them popular ornamentals and now highly competitive invaders of eastern woods and wetlands. Both species have naturalized throughout the United States, particularly the lake states and the Northeast. The name of these species originates from the habit of their young branches to break off and form sharp “thorns,” though neither species bears true spines or thorns.