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[Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>]

> From: "Mark Lee" 
> Berberis wilsonii (same as B.
> wilsoniae?)
yes, blame it on late-night typing

> http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/acatalog/product_10138.html
> "Clothed in masses of rich orange flowers May to June, followed by edible
> blue barberries which are excellent in jams and preserves."

The one I have from Forest Farm has orange berries. A small bush, the spines
are small, sharp, not stiff- not too fierce for a barberry. Heronswood
occasionally has a named variety (not for edible characteristics, not
Heronswood! ORNAMENTAL!)
-Rick