RHAMNUS
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RHAMNUS
Commonly known as Buckthorn
Genus of about 160 species of usually thorny, deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees, widely distributed in northern temperate regions with a few in the southern hemisphere.
They occur in woodland, heathland, scrub, fens, bogs or rocky places, often on alkaline soils.
The native, R. cathartica, Purging Buckthorn is found in England and Wales and is the food plant of the Brimstone butterfly.
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Good to know
Deciduous varieties grown for their autumn colour and fruits. -
Place of origin
Northern temperate regions and some from southern hemisphere -
Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Deciduous
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Evergreen
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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harmful if eaten
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs
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Rhamnus - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
