Characteristics of Japanese Barberry:

• Japanese Barberry is a spiny deciduous shrub that typically grows between 2 to 3 feet tall, but it can grow as tall as 6 feet! 
  
• It has small oval to spoon shaped leaves that are arranged in clusters and turn red in the fall.
  
• Barberry plants have grooved arching stems that a spine at every node.
  
• The dangling flowers that grow on Japanese Barberry are small and pale yellow. These flowers are pollinated in the months of April and May by insects.
•  Barberry fruits are small, bright red, and egg shaped. These fruits are spread through the droppings of deer and birds.