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Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Rhamnus alaternus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Rhamnus alaternus, Linn. Evergreen shrub or small tree, attaining 20 ft., with glabrous branches: lvs. oval or ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrate or almost entire, glossy and dark green above, pale or yellowish green beneath, glabrous, 3/4-2 in. long: fls. in short racemes, with 5 petals: fr. bluish black. S. Eu. H.W. 3, p. 59. Var. angustifolia, DC. (R. angustifolia, Hort.), has narrower, oblong-lanceolate lvs. There are also varieties with variegated foliage. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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