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Rhamnus cathartica |
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Common
Buckthorn |
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Large shrub
or small low-branched tree, with a rounded,
dense crown of crooked stems. |
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18-25 feet
tall with a similar spread. |
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Yellow-green, borne in 2-5 flowered umbels, not showy. |
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May |
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Leaves are
opposite to sub-opposite, simple, 1½-3
inches long, elliptic to ovate, with a finely
serrate margin, glossy dark green in color, with
3-5 pairs of veins. |
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Fall color
is a poor yellowish-green. |
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Buds are
smooth, brownish-black, imbricate, pressed close
to the stem. |
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Stems are
slender, with the terminal end modified into a
small spine, in place of the terminal bud. |
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Fruit is a
black, berry-like drupe, ¼ inch in diameter,
not edible, causing a rather severe
reaction if eaten |
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