TREE / Deciduous
ZONE: 5 - 9
LIGHT: Part shade
SOIL: Moist, Well Drained
HEIGHT: 12 - 15 ft.
SPREAD: 10 – 15 ft.
FLOWER/FRUIT: Greenish-white flowers (May-June), then small round red fruits which turn black in fall
LANDSCAPE VALUES:
Buckthorn is an understory tree or large shrub. It has an airy, tiered affect similar to dogwoods. The leaves are a shiny dark green with a pale underside and contrast well with the bright red fruits that stay on the tree until October. Texas Native
Food source for birds and mammals ~ Host plant American Snout Butterfly.Carol
