30+ Fern Leaf Buckthorn Hedge
Employ it as a leafy living wall used to enclose a patio.
Fern leaf buckthorn hedge. I can t figure out what s bothering it. The base of the shrub often contains multiple stems and its bark is extremely. Produces very few fruit none of which are edible. A great landscape plant fine line buckthorn combines the feathery foliage of asplenifolia with the narrow upright habit of columnaris use fine line in narrow hedgerows for privacy as an accent plant or even in a patio container. Architecturally interesting it is very useful in narrow hedgerows as an accent or framing entrances. This non invasive cultivar is an excellent replacement for older weedy varieties. Buckthorn makes an excellent hedge plant and can easily be maintained at a specific size with an annual pruning.
Lacy fern like foliage combined with a narrow columnar habit make this a fantastic plant for adding texture and shape to the garden. Hello all i have a fernleaf buckthorn rhamnus frangula fine line that i planted in the fall of 2010. Call on this deciduous shrub to screen the view into a neighboring yard. Tall and 2 3 ft. They became a nuisance plant forming dense thickets in forests yards parks and roadsides. Foliage turns yellow in fall. It is also deer resistant.
Please take a look at the attached photos. In the fall they develop an attractive yellow fall color. It did beautifully last season and seemed to be doing well this season but entire branches worth of leaves have been dying off during the last few weeks. These buckthorn species were first brought here from europe as a popular hedging material. Give a moderate amount of water on a regular basis the first season. They became a nuisance plant forming dense thickets in forests yards parks and roadsides. These buckthorn species were first brought here from europe as a popular hedging material.
It is a tall understory shrub or small tree reaching up to 20 in its maturity. While not incredibly remarkable in any of its physical features buckthorn is the only tree with all of the following characteristics. Plant your fine line buckthorn in partial sun or full sun for best results. Fine line buckthorn is a deciduous columnar plant growing 6 to 8 feet tall and about two feet wide. It is freely branching from the base with ascending branches that bear gracefully arching willowy leaves that are glossy green and to 5 inches long. Once their root system is established in your landscape they become drought tolerant. Buckthorn common or european buckthorn and glossy buckthorn are the two non native invasive buckthorn species found in minnesota.
Great as a narrow hedge accent specimen and to frame doors and pathways.