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Rhamnus cathartica
Common Buckthorn
| Family |
| Rhamnaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhamnus |
| Species |
| cathartica |
| Category |
| Weeds, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3-7 |
| Height |
| 3-3.5 m |
| Spread |
| 3-3.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Dark, glossy green leaves and prominant clusters of black berries on a large, rather unkempt shrub of mounding habit. |
| Shape |
| Large rounded shrub. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Clusters of dark black berries, and unusually rich, dark shiny green leaves. |
| Habitat |
| Woodland edges, waste land and waysides usually where soil is moist. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Common throughout the southern areas of the province. |
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