Japanese barberry, a woody shrub in the Berberidaceae family, is an understory invasive that can live in many different soil and light conditions. It has nitrogen containing roots (giving them a ...

For more than two decades, Pia Van de Venne of Murrysville has been working to rid the municipality’s parks of invasive plants including barberry, garlic mustard and Japanese stilt-grass.

Some are garden thugs, others are maintenance hogs or one-hit wonders. Don't bother planting these shrubs. The post 11 Spreading Shrubs You Don’t Want to Plant appeared first on Family Handyman.

Ideal for those who prefer a more compact shrub, the ‘Crimson Pygmy’ Barberry offers a dense growth of deep red leaves that add a touch of elegance to your garden space. While the Japanese barberry is ...

Although Japanese spirea is a beautiful shrub, it is considered invasive in many U.S. states. Here are some beautiful, native ...

Japanese barberry is an invasive shrub that harms the environment and human health (not to mention our animal companions). They have escaped our gardens and now outcompete native plants in our forests ...

And for years, research has shown that ticks are more abundant on certain understory plants like Japanese barberry, bush honeysuckles and common buckthorn — all invasive species. Now ...

Japanese barberry (berberis thunbergii) is a short shrub with bright red fruit and a sharp spine. Fall is an easy time to spot them as their densely clustered oval-shaped leaves turn a vivid red ...

Japanese barberry: Found in just a handful of places ... Most abundant trailside invasive species mapped in the wilderness with plants along all the trails in many locations.

Japanese pachysandra and English ivy have consumed miles of real estate statewide, choking out native vegetation. According to Wolpow, 95% of lawns consist of invasive monoculture plants.