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Red Barberry
Barberry Red Berberis thunbergii is a dense, rounded, thorny shrub with red leaves and bright red berries. Barberry Red is
used as a hedge, barrier or in groupings. The Barberry Red bush or RedLeaf Japanese bush, Berberis thunbergii, is a deciduous
shrub reaching up to 5 - 6 feet tall and about 4 - 5 feet wide. The Barberry Red branches are slender, spiny, and small, and
the leaves are roundly oval in a deep red to purple color.
The small, yellow flowers borne beneath leaves, from
April to May, are not showy. Bright red berries can be found along stems from late fall through winter. Ironically, this is
never really considered a feature of this plant. Barberry Red bushes are best located in full sun. Barberry Red is tolerant
of many types of soil, but will not do well in wet to very moist soils. As name Barberry implies, this makes an excellent
hedge or filler shrub. Barberry Red is easily transplanted as a bareroot plant and adapts to most planting conditions.
As a hedge plant the Barberry Red 2 - 4 feet apart. Barberry Red has moderate water requirements and has a moderate
tolerance to salt and alkali soils. The Barberry Red is shipped as bareroot seedlings. Each order receives 25 plants.
Offered: As listed on order form
25 premium grade seedlings 1 to 2 foot for - $44.95
25 conservation grade seedlings 1/2
to 1 foot for - $29.95
Planting Zones: 4-9
Plant Type: Deciduous
Light requirements: Full Sun, Partial
Sun
Soil Conditions: Moist, Well Drained
Height at Maturity: 4 - 5 ft
Growth Rate: Medium
Fruiting:
Yes
Flowering: Yes
Bloom Color: Yellow
Fragrant: No
Bloom Season: Summer
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