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["Mike Levine" <mlevine@umich.edu>]

berberis thunbergii is the invasive, but I wouldn't be surprised if other
species berberis were too.  I've seen this plant creeping into some of our
most prized remaining unlogged forests.

Mike
Ann Arbor, MI

----- Original Message -----
From: "tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] barberry again


> Ditto Ginda's comments for the common (invasive exotic) southern Wisconsin
> barberry.
>
> Tanis
>
>
> >From: Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
> >Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> >To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> >Subject: Re: [NAFEX] barberry again
> >Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 08:39:54 -0400
> >
> >I'm only familiar with the invasive barberry in the northeast, and can't
> >even tell you which barberry it is.  But I can say that the fruits are
very
> >small, with only a little flesh between the tough skin and the seed.  The
> >flesh is waxy, yellow, and very bitter.  Birds seem to like it, but it is
> >not fit for human consumption.  I've wondered if you could make candles
> >from it, but never bothered to collect the thousands of fruit you'd need
to
> >try.
> >
> >It does grow into a very nice hedge, if you trim it.  The thorns are very
> >nasty, and keep out people, dogs, deer, and other large animals.  Both
the
> >red and green ones are reasonably attractive grown as hedges, so long as
> >you're not close enough to be bothered by the thorns.  Because it is
> >considered an invasive alien, I can't recommend it, though.
> >
> >Ginda Fisher
> >eastern MA, zone 6
> >
> >On Friday, October 11, 2002, at 04:35 PM, Mark Lee wrote:
> >
> >>A month ago I sent a message asking about experience growing barberry
for
> >>its fruit.  I had one reply from India (thanks Dr. Parmar).  What I'm
> >>looking for is a reply from an American fruit explorer that knows
anything
> >>about barberry as an edible.  I know Berberis aristata is used in Middle
> >>Eastern rice dishes in dried form similar to raisins.  Maybe the work to
> >>eradicate barberry as a host for grain diseases has turned people off to
> >>the
> >>possibilities for barberry in the edible landscape.  Any interest in
this
> >>fruit?
> >>-Mark Lee, Seattle
> >>
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