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 1-3m tall; leaves commonly 3 per node, elliptic to oblanceolate, 3-10cm long x 1-3cm wide, margins spinose with 10-20 points, glabrous, petiole 1-4mm long; 3-pointed spiny stipules 1-4cm long at each node; flowers ~7 mm wide, yellow, in clusters of 10-25 at nodes in Mar; berries blue-black, oblong, ~8mm long x 4mm wide.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, leaf underside pale
Colour in Fall:
Bronze
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Aristate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Pectinate, Serrate, Spinose
Additional Info:
4 to 10cm long
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous
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 1cm wide
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Black (black when ripe)
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
oblong to 8mm long
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Yellow
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Stipule, pointy spines
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Root rot, Scale insects (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : 661
- (PPL) Pine PLanting