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Shrubs 4. Created Summer 2008 Deciduous and Evergreen. Botanical Name. B ERBERIS THUNBERGII. PRONUNCIATION. BER - ber - is thun - Ber - je -eye. Common Name. Japanese Barberry. Plant. Deciduous Height 3’ - 6’ Width 4’ - 7’ Upright. Growth. Slow to moderate. Foliage Description.
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Shrubs 4 Created Summer 2008 Deciduous and Evergreen
Botanical Name • BERBERIS THUNBERGII
PRONUNCIATION • BER - ber - is thun - Ber - je -eye
Common Name • Japanese Barberry
Plant • Deciduous • Height 3’ - 6’ • Width 4’ - 7’ • Upright
Growth • Slow to moderate
Foliage Description • Arrangement: Alternate • Composition: Simple • Margin: Entire
Foliage Description • Leaf- • Length 1/2” - 1 1/2” • Width 1/4” - 1/2”
Foliage Description • Has spines 1/2” long • Medium Green, Maroon Red, Golden Yellow
Flower • Spring • Yellow
Fruit • Fall • Winter • Red 1/8” oblong
Exposure • Sun • Semi-Shade
Landscape Use • Hedge, Specimen • Grows in poor soils and exposed places • Impenetrable Hedge
Cultural Practices • Easily transplanted from containers • Extremely adaptable • Withstands dry conditions
BOTANICAL NAME • EUONYMUS ALATUS
PRONUNCIATION • you - ON - i - mus
COMMON NAME • Winged Euonymus • “Burning Bush”
PLANT • Deciduous • Height 15’-20’ • Width 3’-9’ • Upright
GROWTH • Moderate
Foliage Description • Arrangement: Opposite • Composition: Simple • Margin: Finely and Sharply Serrated
Foliage Description • Leaf: • Length 1 1/2” to 3” • Width 1 1/2” • Elliptic to obovate • Slightly mottled
Foliage Description • Leaves turn brilliant red in fall • Stem will have wings on sides
FLOWER • Summer (June) • Yellow
FRUIT • Fall • Red - oblong 1/4” long
EXPOSURE • Sun • Part shade
Landscape Use • Hedge • Fall Color • Interesting twig structure
BOTANICAL NAME • FORSYTHIA X INTERMEDIA
PRONUNCIATION • for - SITH - e - ah in - ter - ME - dee - uh
COMMON NAME • Border Forsythia • “Yellow Bell”
Connecting Scientific Names and Common Names (the Mrs. A Way) • Forsythia and Forsythia
PLANT • Deciduous • Height 8’ to 10’ • Width 7’ to 12’ • Upright
GROWTH • Rapid
Foliage Description • Arrangement: Opposite • Composition: Simple • Margin: toothed on upper half of leaf
Foliage Description • Leaf • Length 3” - 5” • Width 1 1/2” • Ovate to oblong-lanceolate
Foliage Description • Flower is on old wood • Stem has noticeable lenticels • Flower occurs before leaves in February-March
FLOWER • Late winter (February) • Yellow