Apetlorhamnus alnifolia

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 2 Height, Mature (feet) 3.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance High CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 100 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.0 pH, Maximum 8.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 1746 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 3450 Precipitation, Minimum 10 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer 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 65500 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low 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 No Palatable Browse Animal High Palatable Graze Animal Medium Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No