Berberis julianae (Wintergreen Barberry)
Wintergreen Barberry is ideal for use as an almost impenetrable hedge or barrier planting, with its dense branching growth habit and the spiny leave, and the three-parted spines located along the stiff stems. The plant is evergreen, but develops a bronze or wine color in the fall and winter months. The leaves have spiny edge be careful. Due to the thorn avoid use where small children will be present. It has very decorative bluish/ black berries. The plant grows best on full sun or partial shade. It can grow on any type e of soil but prefers clay loam. Might tolerate salt splashes on the cost.
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By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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French Name: Berbéris ou Épine-vinette de Juliana
Pronunciation: BUR-bur-iss jool-ee-AN-ee
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Plant type: Shrub
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Origin: China
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Heat Zones: 4 to 9
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
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Uses: Hedge, Mass Planting, Container, Edible, Wildlife, Street, Pollution Tolerant / Urban
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Tree Shape: Upright
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Dense
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 m
Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter
Time to Ultimate Height: 2 to 5 Years
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Alternate
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: Less than 5
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate
Leaf Margins: Spiny
Leaf Texture: Leathery
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Flower Type: Raceme
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Yellow
Seasons: Spring
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Trunk
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked
Trunk esthetic Values: Spines
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Berry
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Fruit Color: Blue, Black
Seasons: Spring
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Poor
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Life Span: Less than 25
Edible Parts: Fruit
Pests: Mites, Aphids
Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting