Frangula caroliniana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Frangula caroliniana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhamnus caroliniana, Walt. Indian Cherry. Shrub or small tree, attaining 30 ft.: young branches puberulous: lvs. elliptic to oblong, acute or acuminate, obscurely serrulate or almost entire, lustrous and dark green above, glabrous or nearly so, somewhat leathery at length, 2—6 in. long: peduncles shorter than petioles: fr. globose, about 1/3in. across, red changing to black, sweet, with 3 nutlets. N. Y. to Fla., west to Neb. and Texas. S.S. 2:61. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:503. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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