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  • From: Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
  • To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] barberry again
  • Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 20:42:59 -0700


> 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









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