Green Berberis 60/90cm Pot Grown (Berberis thunbergii)

Green Berberis thunbergii - Pot Grown Hedging

Green Berberis makes an excellent barrier for keeping unwanted visitors and animals away.  Green Berberis is a deciduous, compact variety with green coloured leaves, orange flowers in spring and red fruits in autumn. Berberis is perfect for bringing in that spring colour to the gardens.  It is a good choice for coastal areas as it tolerates the salt, windy conditions. Quick growing and easy to maintain. Berberis is useful for informal hedging and and to help secure boundaries thanks to its sharp spikes  Great for wildlife as its spikes will protect nesting birds and red autumn fruits make the berberis hedging plants attractive to wildlife in the autumn.

Common Name:  Japanese Barberry

Genus: Berberis

Species:  thunbergii

Variety:  Green

Rate of Growth: Slow to Medium (10-15cm per year)

Type:  Pot Grown

Size:  60/90cm in 3L pots

Planting Location:  Full sun, partial shade

Soil Type:  Tolerates almost all soil types, moist and well draining

pH:  neutral, acid, alkaline

Fertilise:   Rootgrow upon initial planting and thereafter

Planting Distance: 3  per metre single row

Hardiness:  Hardy

Height: 1-1.5 metres

Spread: 1-1.5 metres