Scientific Name:	Berberis julianae
Pronunciation:	BUR-bur-iss joo-lee-AH-nee
Common Name:	wintergreen barberry
Family Name:	Berberidaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Large prickly evergreen shrub to 4 m tall. Leaves are lanceolate with spiney edge and are grouped in threes at nodes. Tripartite spines to 4 cm long at nodes.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Dense, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 3 - 5m Spread: 2 - 3m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: (w. China) Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Security/barrier Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery, Pinnate venation Surfaces: Lustrous Colour in Fall: Bronze Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Obovate Apices: Acuminate, Aristate Bases: Attenuate Margins: Pectinate, Serrate, Spinose Additional Info: 4 to 10 cm long

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Flowers clustered Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Campanulate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow, (yellow or red-tinged) Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr Additional Info: The 6 sepals are also yellow; up to 15 flowers per cluster, each to 1 cm wide

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Blue, Black, (black when ripe) Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: oblong to 8 mm long

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Yellow     Organ Modifications: Fibrous-like roots, Stipule, pointy spines

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Mites, Root rot, Scale insects, ( Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant )

Location(s): (ONE) Overpass North side East : 661 (PPL) Pine PLanting Location Map

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