Barberry: A Plant to Avoid

Traditionally, barberry was used in hedges. With their sharp thorns, a row of barberry shrubs would, indeed, serve as a living barbed-wire fence -- one that intruders would wish to avoid! But there's a new reason to avoid barberry (in North America, at least), now that we know how invasive it is. If you want a prickly hedge, try a hawthorn or a holly instead. As I do note, however, in this article on barberry, you may be able to buy barberry shrubs in the future that are not invasive....

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