Rhamnus alaternus
| Rhamnus alaternus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 16' |
| Width: | 13' |
| Speed: | Fast |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring |
| Native to: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Rhamnus alaternus (common name: italian buckthorn)
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed will require 1 - 2 months stratification at 5°c and should be sown as early in the year as possible in a cold frame[1]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle, and grow them on in the greenhouse or cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer of the following year.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[2].
Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, autumn in a frame.
Layering in early spring[3].
Cultivation: Succeeds in ordinary garden soil in sun or shade[4]. Succeeds in a hot dry position. Plants are very tolerant of exposure to salt-laden winds, succeeding in exposed maritime gardens[1]. One report, however, says that they are not very root firm[4].
Hardy to about -15°c[5].
A fairly fast-growing plant[6].
The species in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[1].
Range: S. Europe.
Habitat: Dry places[1] in scrub and maquis, especially on limestone[5].
Usage: Plants can be used as a screen or a hedge[1].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Wind: Tolerates maritime wind exposure
In Leaf: Evergreen
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: Although no specific mention of toxicity has been found for this species, there is the suggestion that some members of this genus could be mildly poisonous[7].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Dirr, Michael and Charles Heuser. The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. Athens Ga. Varsity Press, 1987.
- ↑ Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Shrubs. Pan Books, 1989.
- ↑ Davis, Brian. Climbers and Wall Shrubs. Viking, 1990.
- ↑ Frohne, Dietrich and Hans Pfänder. J. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Timber Press, 1984.