Carolina Buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
Carolina buckthorn is a well-behaved native buckthorn (unlike the invasive European species), a small tree with glossy leaves and berries that ripen red to black for birds. A handsome wildlife shrub for sun or part shade.
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–15 ft
- Spacing
- 10–15 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA