Scientific Name:	Berberis buxifolia
Pronunciation:	BUR-bur-iss buks-ih-FOH-lee-uh
Common Name:	box leaf barberry, dwarf Magellan barberry
Family Name:	Berberidaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Shrub dense, mounding, evergreen; three pointed spine at nodes; leaves about 2 cm long, dark green, obovate, single spine at tip; flowers yellow, April-May.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Arching, Dense Form: Mounded, Round Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Garden origin, South America (southern Chile, Argentina) Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Water Use: Low, Moderate Landscape Uses: Alpine, Filler, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Rock garden, Security/barrier, Sheared hedge, Winter interest Additional Info: Google. Most images are of B. 'Nana' (dwarf form).

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery, Pinnate venation, Prickly Surfaces: Glabrous, Lustrous Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Aristate, Mucronate, Obtuse Bases: Acute Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Flowers paired Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Campanulate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May Additional Info: The 6 sepals are also yellow

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Violet, Dark-red Fruiting Time: Jun, Jul Additional Info: Showy

Bark Morphology: Smooth, Multi-stem trunk Bark or Stem Colour: Tan, Brown     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid Organ Modifications: Stipule, pointy spines

Propagation:	Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Other:	Prune back hard to maintain small size.
Pest Susceptibility:	Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Root rot, Scale insects, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant )

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZS) GAZebo South : q.1 (GAZW) GAZebo West : q.1 Location Map

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