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
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–15 ft
- Spacing
- 8–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- green, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA