[Sca-cooks] Barberries

Johnna Holloway johnnae at mac.com
Wed Jul 3 08:20:43 PDT 2013


It's considered an invasive plant in many areas. That might limit sales and desirability. It can harbor a fungus for wheat rust.

http://www.eddmaps.org/ipane/ipanespecies/shrubs/Berberis_vulgaris.htm

http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/bervul/all.html mentions eradication efforts in New Mexico.

Johnnae

On Jul 3, 2013, at 11:01 AM, nd sca wrote:

> Does anyone have a European barberry bush I might have a cutting off of ?  I am in northern new mexico and would like to grow a barberis vulgaris (for the berries), but I cannot find it for sale.  It has bee listed as growing in Colorado and extreme Northern New Mexico. Thanks in advance, 
> Natalie 



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