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Rhamnus crocea subsp. pirifolia

Rhamnus pirifolia

Also called Island redberry

A spreading evergreen shrub or small tree from the Channel Islands of California and Guadalupe Island, growing in coastal sage scrub and chaparral. It is a wild island endemic and is not typically grown as a garden or houseplant.

Family
Rhamnaceae (Rhamn family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; it tolerates dry summers in its native habitat.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor and rocky ground.
Temperature
Mild coastal climate; suited to Mediterranean-type conditions, cold-sensitive below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Rhamnus crocea subsp. pirifolia, synonym Rhamnus pirifolia, is a subspecies of tree and shrub in the buckthorn family known by the common name island redberry. It is an island endemic which is known only from the Channel Islands of California and Guadalupe Island off Baja California. Its habitat consists of coastal sage scrub and chaparral.

Other Endotropis plants

Rhamnus crocea subsp. ilicifolia · Redberry Buckthorn · Lanceleaf buckthorn

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhamnus crocea subsp. pirifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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