Berberis julianae C.K. Schneid.

vernacular wintergreen barberry — species · Berberidaceae

USDA: BEJU4
GBIF: 3981543
Rank: species

wintergreen barberry (Berberis julianae) — Platephotograph · no rights reservedCC0 · public domain source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Berberidaceae Juss.
Genus: Berberis

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 3 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 3 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: High
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: Medium
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: High

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -3 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 180 min.
Precipitation: 32–55 in/yr
pH range: 5–7.5
Root depth: 14 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 7 ft
Height @ 20 y: 7 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Red
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Black
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Mid Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: Yes
Seeds / lb: 33,000
Propagation: seed, cuttings, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: Yes
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 3 counties across 2 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 2 I ▾

New York view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Suffolk 36103

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/BEJU4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3981543 ↗

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