Frangula alnus 'Ron Williams' PP14791

Also Known As

Rhamnus asplenifolia 'Fine Line'
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
Rhamnus frangula 'Fine Line'
Rhamnus frangula 'Ron Williams'
Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn
Cutleaf Buckthorn

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 6'-10'
W: 3'-10'

planting zones

3a-9b

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Frangula alnus 'Ron Williams' PP14791 plant details

Frangula alnus 'Ron Williams' PP14791 is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer green flowers emerge followed by black and red fruit. Features glossy texture. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, lean, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Frangula alnus 'Ron Williams' PP14791

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: rhamnaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT - 10 FT - wide, 6 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: green blooms in spring and summer
Uses: columnar, cut leaves, fall color, fern-like leaves

GROWING CONDITIONS for Frangula alnus 'Ron Williams' PP14791

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular - low

Soil needs: average, clay, lean, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Beautiful column of fine textured, feathery foliage, eventually 6-7 feet tall and 2-3' wide; deciduous; best in full sun in well-drained soil (but is adaptable) with average moisture… takes some drought when established. Nice vertical specimen, container exclamation point or interesting narrow hedge. Deer resistant.

By: Secret Garden Growers

An apparently sterile form with lovely ferny foliage and a dense upright columnar habit, it is great for screens and hedges or just as a landscape accent.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Beautiful finely textured foliage adorns this upright growing columnar buckthorn. A great specimen plant, hedge, screen, or add it to the back of the border. This is considered to be a sterile (though it may produce a few nonviable fruit) and non-invasive selection.

By: Almost Eden

Its fantasic fern-like foliage, columnar (to 6' x 3') habit, AND non-invasiveness! make this new buckthorn a real find, perfect for screen, hedge, container, or specimen. Sun/Med

By: Forestfarm

Light green, long, very narrow glossy leaves. Can prune to manage size. Hardy to USDA Zone 3

By: Lael's Moon Garden

Airy-fairy buckthorn with a delicate lightness to the entire plant -- or the look of a bad hair day (very stylish here in Portland). Deciduous shrub to 10' x 8'. Wispy, fern-like, dark green leaves with translucent edges change to glowing yellows and reds in autumn. Clusters of green flowers appear in spring; red fruit aging black stands out in the fall. Full to part sun with normal summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 3.

By: Cistus Nursery

This is a bushy, deciduous shrub with fernlike, irregularly scalloped leaves of the darkest green. Prefers moist soil and is slow growing to 10' x 10' .

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

A remarkable new plant that's a cross between fernleaf/cutleaf and columnar Buckthorn. It's ideal for a narrow bed or anywhere you need a vertical interest shrub. Can also be used for narrow hedges. Has great architecture and structure and turns a wonderful butter yellow in the Fall. This is going to be very, very useful shrub! Sun, light shade. Red berries turn green>red>black. PP14791

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

Whether you need an exclamation point or a specimen for a container, 'Fine Line' fills many needs in the garden with its great fern like foliage and stately columnar habit. 6' tall x 3' wide.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

This plant is probably the hardiest plant we grow (to minus 35° - 40° F.) The very thin leaves are at most 1/4 inches wide and 4 inches long. The dark green foliage turns yellow in fall. This columnar plant can be a great deciduous accent for the garden or container.