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Berberis thunbergii



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Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry

Bright red, oval in shape and 1/3" long, the berries mature in early fall and persist into the winter. The presence of fruit on this species helps to distinguish it from B. x mentorensis in the winter.

 
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