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Frangula alnus

Description
Life form	shrub	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale, harvested from wild

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	18	24	7	35	Soil texture	medium	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	700	900	600	1000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	10	-	60	66	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	3700	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	6	4.5	7	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	light shade	cloudy skies	light shade	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw)	Photoperiod	long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	180	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	minerals	leaves
material	dye/tannin	leaves
material	dye/tannin	stems
material	dye/tannin	fruits
material	timber wood	bark
medicinal	digestive system applications	stems
medicinal	endocrine system applications	stems
fuels	charcoal	bark