Fine line fern leaf buckthorn in winter

Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn

Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn

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Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn foliage

Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn foliage

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  3 feet

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Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its rigidly columnar form. It has attractive green deciduous foliage. The deeply cut ferny leaves are highly ornamental and turn yellow in fall.

Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Vertical Accent
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting

Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn will grow to be about 7 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets.

Fine Line® Fern Leaf Buckthorn makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

Rhamnus frangula 'Ron Williams' | Fine Line®

Height: 5-7ft
Spread: 2-3ft
Zone: 2-7
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Growth Rate: Moderate
Bloom Time/Color: N/A
Uses: Massing, borders, screen, hedge, specimen
Maintenance: Low
Other: N/A

Fine Line® buckthorn is primarily used as a hedge or natural screen and is admired for its airiness in the landscape. Plants do best in moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade, however they can tolerate poor soils and full sun. Dark green leaves are narrow and linear making them seem fern-like from a distance. Ruby red fruit is produced by midsummer changing to black by autumn. Leaves will change to a crisp yellow in fall. The thin narrow twigs combine to form a columnar architecture which adds interest to the winter landscape. Non-invasive, sterile cultivar.

Rustic, Screens, Containers, Formal, Informal, Courtyards, Hedges

Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa

Shrubs are guaranteed for one full year* from date of purchase. For more detailed warranty information, please visit our warranty and returns page.

*Items marked clearance or that are more than 30% off of their original price do not qualify for warranty coverage.

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