Frangula alnus
Frangula alnus, a species of Frangula
Also known as Alder buckthorn, Breaking buckthorn, Butcher's frick tree ·
About Frangula alnus
- Showy flowers
- Attracts birds
- Fast grower
Appearance
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Shrub
- Foliage
- Green
- Deciduous
- Medium texture
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Autumn colour
- Yellow
- Mature height
- 3–6 m
- Flowering season
Flowers from April to May.
Growing conditions
- Sun exposure
- Full sun
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil pH
- 5–6.5 · Acidic, Neutral
- Minimum temperature
- Hardy to -40°C · USDA Zone 3
- Native range
- Europe, North Africa, Siberia, Central Asia, Caucasus, Western Asia
