Virginia Tech Dendrology

wintergreen barberry Berberidaceae Berberis julianae C.K. Schneid. Listen to the Latin symbol: BEJU4
Leaf: Alternate (appear whorled along stems), evergreen, leathery, simple, lanceolate, spiny margins, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, 1/2 inches wide, shiny green, turn bronze to red in fall.
Flower: Bright yellow, small (1/3 inch) in dense, round hanging clusters several inches across, appearing in early to mid-spring.
Fruit: Dark blue 1/4 to 1/3 inch long.
Twig: Slender to moderate, stiff with a long (1 to 2 inch) 3-parted spine at nodes, yellow inner bark.
Bark: Light brown with shallow rough texture; yellow inner bark.
Form: A dense shrub up to 6 to 8 feet tall, 2 to 4 feet wide.
 Looks like: Japanese barberry - common barberry - American barberry
leaf fruit twig bark form1 map
Additional Range Information: Berberis julianae is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. Download the full-size PDF map.
External Links: USDA Plants Database
All material © 2019 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag Handbook 654; range map source information