California Buckthorn

January 09, 2024 00:04:19
California Buckthorn
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
California Buckthorn

Jan 09 2024 | 00:04:19

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Show Notes

I grew and sold California buckthorn for several years. Early on I sold it wholesale to other nurseries, but I also sold it at Farmers Markets in Cochise County.  I’m a terrible plant promoter I guess and the plant never really got popular, at least in my circles. It’s ironic because in California there are some named cultivars (nativars folks like to say…whatever) sold in nurseries. We’ve had some nice specimens over the years at our little homestead. And birds love the fruit so thanks to them we’ve had some volunteers pop up around the place. The photos are of…

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