This is a deciduous shrub with spreading, bushy growth to 15 feet tall and wide. Leaves are dark green, shiny, oval to obovate, to 3 inches in length. Green, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary clusters. In the fall, bears […]
Rhamnus davurica ( Dahurian Buckthorn )
Thicket-forming, spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree. Grows 25 to 30 feet tall, very hardy. Glossy, dark green leaves are wedge-shaped and up to 2 1/2 inches long. Stems are sometimes spiny. Yellowish-green, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary clusters. […]
Rhamnus crocea ilicifolia ( Hollyleaf Redberry )
Evergreen shrub or small tree exhibits high spreading growth, 3 to 15 feet tall. Leaves are shiny, medium green above, brownish underneath, round, spiny-toothed, 1 1/4 inch in length. Yellowish-green, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary clusters. In the fall, […]
Rhamnus crocea ( Redberry )
Evergreen shrub with wide-spreading growth, 2 to 3 feet tall. Stiff to spiny branches. Leaves are shiny, medium green above, brownish underneath, round, usually toothed, 1/2 inch in length. Yellowish-green, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary clusters. In the fall, […]
Rhamnus cathartica ( Common Buckthorn )
This is a thicket forming, dense, deciduous shrub sometimes grown as a small tree, more commonly as a hedge. Glossy, dark green leaves are ovate and up to 2 1/2 inches long. Yellowish-green, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary clusters. […]
Rhamnus californica ( Seaview Coffeeberry )
Coastal variety of R. californica. Evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub with upright habit, growing to 12 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Leaves are medium green, shiny, oblong, to 3 inches in length. Shoots are reddish. Yellowish-white, unisexual flowers are borne […]
Rhamnus californica ( Eve Case Coffeeberry )
Evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub. Growth is dense, compact, 4 to 8 feet tall and wide. Leaves are medium green, shiny, oblong, to 3 inches in length. Yellowish-white, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary clusters. In the fall, bears round, red […]
Rhamnus californica ( Coffeeberry )
This is an evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub. Growth is upright, to 12 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Leaves are medium green, shiny, oblong, to 3 inches in length. Shoots are red. Yellowish-white, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary clusters. […]
Rhamnus alaternus ( Variegated Italian Buckthorn )
Erect or spreading evergreen shrub with ovate, leathery gray-green leaves with cream-colored margins. Auxillary clusters of small yellowish or greenish flowers are borne in late spring to early summer and are followed by 1/4 round red fruit. Fruit ripens to […]
Rhamnus alaternus ( Italian Buckthorn )
This is an evergreen shrub, erect, sometimes spreading. Grows to 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide. Leaves are dark green, shiny, leathery, ovate to oblong, to 3 inches in length. Yellowish-green, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary clusters. In […]