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Rhamnaceae

Wright sageretia grows in rocky areas of dry canyons from 3000 feet to 5000 feet in the Davis and Chinati Mountains, and also in New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico. This sometimes rounded, but usually slender, spreading shrub has stiff spiny branches with small shiny leaves.

Plant Habit or Use: small shrub
medium shrub

Exposure: sun

Flower Color: white

Blooming Period: spring
summer

Fruit Characteristics: black juicy drupe with 3 nutlets

Height: 2 to 12 feet

Width: 5 feet, spreading

Plant Character: deciduous

Heat Tolerance: very high

Water Requirements:

Soil Requirements: neutral
alkaline

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8

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