Rhamnus Purshiana seed Frangula purshiana seed

LATIN NAME: RHAMNUS PURSHIANA

COMMON NAME: Cascara Sagrada

In the moist woods of the Pacific northwest, the cascara sagrada grows as a small, open, deciduous tree with the smooth, dark-grey bark, the oval, strongly veined leaves and the small, greenish flowers in the leaf axils, the red berries ripening to black in the late summer. In time it steadily becomes a rounded crown, reaching 5-10 metres. Site it in full sun, in deep, fertile ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The cascara sagrada holds a long place in the studies of the medicinal barks of the northwest coast, its bitter, layered bark keeping it in view in the work on the traditional laxative remedies and the pharmacognosy of the old drug plants of the region. The research looks at the way the veined leaves hold the forest light, the black berries feed the birds, and the seed biology of the small, hard seeds.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the woodland garden, the cascara sagrada carries the neat, veined leaves and the red-to-black berries that feed the birds through the late season. The bark has served the coastal peoples and the old pharmacopoeias for generations, and the tree makes the fine small specimen, the woodland tree and the wildlife tree of the moist garden. It is a tree for the cool, moist, deep and well-drained place.

To grow the Cascara Sagrada from seed, clean the seeds from the black berries and give them a cool, moist spell.

Clean the seeds from the black berries and give them a cool, moist spell, and keep the young trees in the sheltered, shaded spot. The veined leaves open with the warm season.

LATIN NAME: Rhamnus purshiana

COMMON NAME: Cascara Buckthorn

The cascara buckthorn is a handsome, upright, broad, deciduous shrub or small tree of the warm woodlands, and its fine, oval, finely toothed leaves and its small, inconspicuous, greenish flowers, followed by the small, round, black berries, have made it a valued and long-honoured plant of the region. In good conditions it grows a dense, bushy clump, staying under a metre. It is a species of the flowering shrub in the buckthorn family, and it is native to the warm woodlands of the western North America, while it grows in the shaded, moist places, and it is known as the cascara buckthorn.

The cascara buckthorn belongs to the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, and it is a species of the upright, broad, deciduous shrub, native to the warm woodlands of the western North America, while it grows in the shaded, moist places, and it is known as the cascara buckthorn. It is prized for its fine, oval, finely toothed leaves and its long history in the region.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The cascara buckthorn has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the traditional use, since the bark of the cascara buckthorn has a long history of use in the traditional ways of the region, and researchers have examined the bark and its constituents, while the traditional uses of the tree have drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, and the study of the bark and its chemistry has been of continuing interest across the world. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm woodlands of the western North America, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the woodland shrubs has been of continuing interest, and its fine, oval, finely toothed leaves have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the horticulture and the food science of the wildlife, since the small, round, black berries are a fine food of the birds, and researchers have examined the berries and their value, while the study of the winter food of the birds has been of continuing interest, and the berries are best left to the birds. For a plant of such long history, the cascara buckthorn has a rich and continuing record of study.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the cascara buckthorn is a generous shrub of the garden. Its small, inconspicuous, greenish flowers feed the many insects, and its small, round, black berries feed the birds, while its fine, broad, leafy growth gives a fine cover and a shelter to the wildlife.

Its economic value is real. The cascara buckthorn is prized for its long history of traditional use and its fine, durable bark, and its value has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, while its fine, oval, leafy form has also made it a valued plant of the garden. The bark is best appreciated as a subject of study, and the berries are not for the casual eating. For a grower, the cascara buckthorn is an easy and rewarding shrub, and for a gardener it brings a broad, leafy, berry-bearing shrub to the woodland garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a period of cold, damp storage in the fridge, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them gently watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a broad, leafy, berry-bearing shrub.

Rhamnus Purshiana Frangula purshiana