Lanceleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus lanceolata
Lanceleaf buckthorn is a modest native buckthorn of Eastern and Midwestern woods and glades, with inconspicuous flowers and black fruit for birds. A larval host and understory shrub for varied soils.
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, pollinators, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~10 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV