#1428 most planted
Frangula alnus
Alder buckthorn · also Glossy buckthorn, Breaking buckthorn, Frangula
Deciduous
44
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
6
cities
1.6 in
median trunk (4 cm, 31 measured)
37 yr
median age (32% have a planting date)
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Frangula alnus is a tall deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. It is thornless and produces berries that are toxic. This species is suitable for woodland settings.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 240.03%—1.6 in
- 130.01%42 yr5.9 in
- 20.00%—2.1 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 6–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.6 in, mean 2.5 in, 90th percentile 4.7 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Baltic mixed forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- East European forest steppe
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
- European Atlantic mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Other Frangula in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.