Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
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Michael Dirr Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
Michael Dirr
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia' (click for large image)
Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn, Asplenifolia Glossy Buckthorn 		Common Names:
  • Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn
  • Asplenifolia Glossy Buckthorn
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Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn, Asplenifolia Glossy Buckthorn
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 3 to Zone 7

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 10' to 15'.
Dirr says: "Very fine texture, slow growing, but interesting, not common. Will grow 10 to 12' high and 6 to 10' wide"

Flowers:

  Color(s): Green
Season(s): Spring
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow in the fall.
Dirr says: "leaves not cut but narrowed and with an irregular margin, offers an almost ferny texture to the landscape."  

Fruit:

  Color: Red, Purple, Brown
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a specimen plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:

   
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia' is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAlsip, ILAthens, MI
Augusta, MIBaltimore, MDBangor, MI
Battle Creek, MIBayside, NYBellmore, NY
Bellport, NYBethpage, NYBlue Point, NY
Bohemia, NYBrentwood, NYBrightwaters, NY
Bronxville, NYBrookhaven, NYCanton, MI
Channahon, ILCharlottesville, VAChicago Heights, IL
Chicago Ridge, ILChicago, ILCicero, IL
Cleveland, OHCoal City, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYCrete, IL
Detroit, MIDewitt, MIDimondale, MI
Dolton, ILDorset, OHEagle, MI
East Claridon, OHEast Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MIEast Texas, PAEastchester, NY
Easton, PAEaton Rapids, MIEcorse, MI
Edmore, MIElkins Park, PAElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlushing, NY
Forest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VAFresh Meadows, NY
Glen Burnie, MDGrand Rapids, MIGreenlawn, NY
Gwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MIHarper Woods, MI
Harrison Township, MIHastings On hudson, NYHighland Park, MI
Holbrook, NYHoltsville, NYHunt Valley, MD
Huntington Station, NYHuntington, NYIslandia, NY
Jackson Heights, NYKalamazoo, MILakewood, OH
Landisburg, PALawn, PALeasburg, NC
Lebanon, PALemoyne, PALewistown, PA
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYLittleton, COLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Mentor, OHMiddle Village, NYMiddlefield, OH
Montville, OH
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