Barberry Thunberg

The barberry of Thunberg in its natural habitat grows on the mountainous slopes of China and in Japan. Because of its decorativeness, it became widespread in the nineteenth century. Through the efforts of breeders bred more than fifty varieties of plants. Varieties and varieties of barberry Thunberg It is impossible to describe all varieties of barberry Thunberg, we will focus on the most common in the gardens of our latitudes.

Barberry (lat. Berberis) is a perennial prickly shrub from the family of barberry, fruiting edible bright red berries. In the wild form is found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. The plant reaches an average height of 2-2.5 m. It has spiky shoots and simple toothed leaves.