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Berberis thunbergii

Japanese Barberry

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Information by: W-E Plants for the Willamette Valle        Photographer: Linda Engstrom

 

Description

This broadleaf deciduous shrub will grow 3'-4' tall and 2'-3' wide; it has bright green leaves (depending on cultivar) that change to orange/red/purple in the fall. It produces clusters of yellow flowers that bloom during spring but are considered insignificant. Small, red roundish fruit hang on shrub during winter. This multi-stemmed shrub forms a thicket which gives birds a hiding place. This shrub does well in full sun; established plants are drought tolerant. Does not tolerate moist soil or conditions.

 

Sun

Full

Water

Low, Medium

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained, Dry

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Water between sunset and sunrise when temperatures and wind are the lowest.