Frangula purshiana ultramafica (Frangula purshiana ultramafica)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 6 Height, Mature (feet) 6.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation Low Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance None Frost Free Days, Minimum 100 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 5.6 pH, Maximum 8.4 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 1212 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 2728 Precipitation, Minimum 8 Precipitation, Maximum 20 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 20 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (-F) -36 Reproduction Bloom Period Early Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Summer Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 17193 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal High Palatable Graze Animal Medium Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Medium Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No