Common Buckthorn berries (Rhamnus Cathartica)

Bare Root Common Buckthorn Bundle 60/90cm x 100
(Rhamnus Cathartica)

Common Buckthorn is a native, thorny species with brown bark, prickly branches, and black-brown coloured leaf buds.̴Ì?Buckthorn̴Ì?is slow growing, but great for any wet sites!

About Bare Root Common Buckthorn
Key Features
Pruning & Care

About Bare Root Common Buckthorn

Common Buckthorn leaves are dark-green and glossy, with a finely toothed edging, turning yellow before they fall in Autumn. Being a dioecious plant, both male and female flowers are found on separate plants. They will appear as small, yellow-green blooms with small petals.

Soon after pollination, Common Buckthorn's female flowers will then develop into dark, black berries. The seeds from these berries are willingly scattered by the birds.

As it is a bare root plant, we highly recommend planting it as soon as possible after delivery- the roots are tender and cannot be left to dry out.

Key Features

These 60/90cm bare root Common Buckthorn plants are slow-growing but̴Ì?can̴Ì?reach up to 1.75m in good conditions.

Common Buckthorn will always prefer a well-draining, but wet, site. It has the ability to adapt and grow in a huge variety of habitats and soil types, making it a very hardy, durable species.

Growth rate: Slow (10-20cm per year)
Ideal height: 1.75m+ Medium
Soil type: Any wet soil
Exposure: Exposed, inland
Aspect: Full sun, semi-shade
Evergreen foliage? No

Pruning & Care

As soon as you receive your bare root plant, place it into a bucket of water for at least 2 hours. The roots must be wet when planted.

Prune your Common Buckthorn plant in Summer as to avoid the risk of bleeding from cuts- well established hedging will need very little pruning, but this depends on the plant height desired. All you will need to do is remove any diseased, dead, crossing, damaged, or congested shoots- those that are growing out of the desired shape can also be pruned out. You will not need to carry out a pruning routine.

We do recommend adding some mulch and feed, however, after pruning. This will maintain overall health.

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