Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
Pronunciation: BUR-bur-iss THOON-burg-ee-eye
Family: berberidaceae
Plant type: deciduous shrub
Origin: garden origin
Zone: 4
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Mature size
Height: .7-1.3 m
Spread: 1.5 - 2 m
Habit: mounding, spreading, twiggy
Form: mounded
Texture: fine medium
Exposure - full sun
Preferred soil - rocky gravelly, dry, adaptable, doesn't like wet feet
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Leaves
Arrangement: clustered
Shape: obovate
Size: 1.5 - 2 cm
Margin: spinose
Characteristics: leathery, pinnate venation, glabrous, aristate obtuse rounded apices
Colour: yellow green
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Inflorescence type: corymb like raceme
Colour: pink white
Size: .5 - 1 cm
Time: May, June
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Fruit type: Berry
Colour: Red
Time: September October
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Stem
Description: spiny
Colour: brown grey
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Propagation - seed
Comments - can be invasive in some areas due to the rapid seed growth, great color and shape
Pests - pest and disease resistant
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