Fern Leaf Buckthorn Hedge

They require well drained soil so plant in a raised bed or container if you have heavy soil that holds water.

Fern leaf buckthorn hedge. These buckthorn species were first brought here from europe as a popular hedging material. This non invasive cultivar is an excellent replacement for older weedy varieties. 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. Fine line buckthorn is a deciduous columnar plant growing 6 to 8 feet tall and about two feet wide.

Give a moderate amount of water on a regular basis the first season. Lacy fern like foliage combined with a narrow columnar habit make this a fantastic plant for adding texture and shape to the garden. Buckthorn makes an excellent hedge plant and can easily be maintained at a specific size with an annual pruning. A little history common or european buckthorn and glossy buckthorn are the two non native invasive buckthorn species found in minnesota.

It is also deer resistant. Architecturally interesting it is very useful in narrow hedgerows as an accent or framing entrances. Tall and 2 3 ft. Hello all i have a fernleaf buckthorn rhamnus frangula fine line that i planted in the fall of 2010.

It s a great vertical accent for the perennial garden and the narrow habit is perfect for framing entrances. 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. 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.

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. Please take a look at the attached photos. Produces very few fruit none of which are edible. Employ it as a leafy living wall used to enclose a patio.

In the fall they develop an attractive yellow fall color. Once their root system is established in your landscape they become drought tolerant. They became a nuisance plant forming dense thickets in forests yards parks and roadsides. Foliage turns yellow in fall.

While not incredibly remarkable in any of its physical features buckthorn is the only tree with all of the following characteristics. Buckthorn common or european buckthorn and glossy buckthorn are the two non native invasive buckthorn species found in minnesota. It is a tall understory shrub or small tree reaching up to 20 in its maturity. Great as a narrow hedge accent specimen and to frame doors and pathways.

I can t figure out what s bothering it.