Frangula alnus 'Ron Williams' [sold as Fine Line®]
Fine Line Glossy Buckthorn

Previously known as:  Rhamnus fragula 'Ron Williams'
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Creamy-green)
 Foliage Notes:
Green; Yellow (Yellowish-green color)
 Fruit Notes:
Black (Blue-black drupes)
 Ultimate Height:
5-8 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-8 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Adapts to many types of soils
 Range:
Cultivated orgin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are alternate, simple, linear, narrow, irregular margins, 1- 2 1/3" in length. Flowers are a creamy-green, perfect, borne at leaf axils in May. Fruits are blue-black, drupes, 1/4 to 1/3" in diameter.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Hedge 234
  • Notable Texture 277
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186

    • Additional Information

    Though the name buckthorn is forever a synonym of invasiveness, this cultivar gives the species a round of redemption. Fine Line is a hybrid of the cultivars of R. frangula 'Aspleniifolia' and 'Columnaris', giving its distinct upright habit and the glossy dark green leaves. Though Fine Line will flower and fruit, the seed viability extremely low, removing the invasive threat.

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