Rhamnus frangula Fine Line® (Alder Buckthorn): Non-Invasive, Ferny Column for Hedges & Containers

Why Fine Line®?

Unlike its weedy relatives, this cultivar produces no viable seed. Narrow, scalloped deep-green leaves give a ferny texture. Upright, dense column to 6–7′; butter-yellow fall color; attractive winter bark. Deer resistant.

Culture

• Light: Full sun to part shade.
• Soil: Well-drained.
• Water: Weekly deep soak first year; then even moisture.
• Fertilizer: None first year; light balanced granular early spring thereafter.
• Pruning: Minimal—dead/broken branches in late fall.
• Diseases: None serious.