1. Berberis thumbergii BER - ber - iss thun-BERG-ee-eye
COMMON NAME: Japanese Barberry
Classification: deciduous shrub
FORM: 3 to 6 feet tall, slightly wider than tall, very twiggy
Arrangement: alternate
Composition: Simple
Margin: Entire
Veins: Pinnate

2. FOLIAGE: ovate shape, significantly wider at the tip than at the base, 1/2 to 1 ½”long, ¼-1/2” wide
Plant height 3’-5’, width 3-5’
FRUIT: bright red berries that color in October
Has spines 1/4” to /2” long
Many cultivars with varying colors of foliage
Zone 4-9

3. Berberis thumbergii

6. Berberis thumbergii
Summer foliage

7. Small, but slightly showy flowers
Berberis thumbergii
Small, but slightly showy flowers

8. Showy fall and winter berries
Berberis thumbergii
Showy fall and winter berries