Wintergreen Barberry Berberis julianae

Description

Berberis julianae is the hardiest evergreen barberry. It can be severely pruned and makes a good screen or barrier. This plant is particularly resistant to damage by deer, is moderately salt tolerant, and is tolerant to a range of soil types. This plant's habit is a rounded, dense mound, but it may become open with age. Its texture is medium to fine.

Seed: Berry

Quick ID Hints:

Leaves evergreen and in clusters on short shoots
Leaves coriaceous, concolorous and sharply serrate
Stems with 3 spines at each node

Flowers in early spring; berries persist into fall; evergreen foliage lustrous dark green; good barrier plant- very spiny and dense; looks weedy if unpruned.

Urban tolerant; shade tolerant; tolerates heavy pruning; pest and disease free.

Cultivars / Varieties:

'Nana'
'Spring Glory'

Tags:

#red #evergreen #sun #fall color #yellow #full sun #partial shade #drought tolerant #spring #shrub #yellow flowers #salt tolerant #spring flowers #cpp #deer damage #dense #screen #fantz

Berberis julianae — Thorny stems andreasbalzer CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Berberis julianae far away Wouter Hagens CC0

Berberis julianae fruit Cillas CC BY-SA 4.0

Cultivars / Varieties:

'Nana'
'Spring Glory'

Tags:

#red #evergreen #sun #fall color #yellow #full sun #partial shade #drought tolerant #spring #shrub #yellow flowers #salt tolerant #spring flowers #cpp #deer damage #dense #screen #fantz

Attributes:
Genus:

Berberis

Species:

julianae

Family:

Berberidaceae

Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

Drought tolerant, deer damage, salt tolerant

Dimensions:

Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.

Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.

Whole Plant Traits:
Plant Type:

Shrub

Leaf Characteristics:

Broadleaf Evergreen

Habit/Form:

Dense

Mounding

Open

Rounded

Texture:

Fine

Cultural Conditions:
Light:

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Fruit:
Fruit Color:

Black

Blue

Display/Harvest Time:

Fall

Fruit Type:

Berry

Fruit Length:

< 1 inch

Fruit Description:

.3-in., oval, bluish-black fruit that persists into fall.

Flowers:
Flower Color:

Gold/Yellow

Flower Inflorescence:

Raceme

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Flower Size:

< 1 inch

Flower Description:

Small, yellow flowers in spring. Inflorescence subumbellate racemes. 2-5, yellow, borne on long pedicels.

Leaves:
Leaf Characteristics:

Broadleaf Evergreen

Leaf Color:

Gold/Yellow

Green

Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

Red/Burgundy

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Shape:

Elliptical

Lanceolate

Oblanceolate

Leaf Margin:

Serrate

Hairs Present:

No

Leaf Length:

1-3 inches

Leaf Description:

This plant has alternate, simple, lustrous, and dark green leaves. They are 2-3" long, spiny, and serrated with a wine-red fall color. Narrow-elliptic to lanceolate or oblanceolate, clustered on dwarf shoots in spine axil, coriaceous, concolorous above and beneath.