1. A few shrubs that make a good buckthorn replacement include:

  • American Hazelnut (Corylus americana): 8’, sun - part shade, MD-MW soil moisture
  • Round-leaf Dogwood (Cornus rugosa): 10’, part shade - shade, MD-M soil
  • Downy Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum rafinesquianum): 10’, part shade, MD-M
  • Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago): 20’, sun - part shade, M-MW
  • Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia): 25’, sun - part shade, MD-MW