Show barberry for decoration the deciduous japanese Ju Danese barberry Is 13 widely used ns as a hedge plants plant because in addition to its hardiness and ease of culture it is green in summer tinted in the fall and strung with gorgeous red berries throughout the winter it Is a native of japan says the american nature association where it was discovered and sent to the st petersburg botanic gardens by the russian botanist carl wib in 1804 the arnold arboretum near boston received seeds from st petersburg in 1875 |