Rhamnus fallax Care
Rhamnus fallax
A native shrub species adapted to mountainous and rocky regions, tolerant of drought and calcareous soils. Low-maintenance and suitable for natural landscape and restoration projects.
Monthly care calendar
Timings are for a temperate Northern Hemisphere climate. In warmer areas tasks start earlier, in colder areas later; in the Southern Hemisphere shift them by six months.
- Pruning: Pruning can be done to shape it or keep its size under control.
- General care: Propagation from root cuttings can be tried if needed.
- Pruning: While dormant, remove dry, broken, crossing and inward-growing branches so that air and light reach the inside of the crown.
- General care: This is a suitable month for planting.
- Frost risk: Protect newly planted seedlings from severe frosts.
- Watering: Only for newly planted seedlings, 10 L/week if it stays dry; reduce if there is rain.
- General care: Observe the plant waking up.
- Pests & diseases: Control aphids on young shoots. They are usually harmless.
- Watering: For new seedlings, 15 L/week; not needed for mature plants; reduce if there is rain.
- General care: The flowering period is observed.
- Watering: For new seedlings, 15 L/week; not needed for mature plants.
- General care: It is in a period of rapid development.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- General care: It is tolerant of drought and heat and needs no care.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. Water the area around the roots to a depth of 15-20 cm.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. Water the area around the roots to a depth of 15-20 cm.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- General care: Its fruits ripen (red at first, then turning black) and are important for wildlife.
- General care: Its seeds can be collected; the autumn leaf color may be yellowish.
- Pruning: Pruning can begin toward the end of the month, once the plant enters dormancy.
- General care: Collect fallen leaves; many disease agents and pests overwinter under leaves.
- Frost risk: Protect newly planted seedlings during the first winter.
- Pruning: A suitable time for winter pruning (shaping, thinning).
- General care: General cleaning.
The care advice on this page is general and for information only; it is not professional advice. Plant age, soil and your garden’s microclimate can change the outcome. Plant protection products are mentioned only as general information; they are regulated, and the choice, dose and timing must be decided by a qualified professional under local rules. Consult a landscape architect or agronomist before applying.
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