Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Trees and shrubs 

Italian buckthorn

Rhamnus alaternus 'argenteovariegata'

A bushy evergreen shrub with small, leathery, ovate leaves greyish-green with creamy-white margins. Inconspicuous yellow flowers followed by small berries, red turning black. Three planted along drive at entrance to house spring 2022.


Months in flower