Redberry Buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
Redberry buckthorn is a stiff, spiny California evergreen shrub with tiny holly-like leaves and bright red berries that feed birds. Exceptionally drought- and heat-tolerant for dry chaparral gardens.
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 5–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, pollinators, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~10 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, OR