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Lucjan Kurowski
Poland

AWARD WINNING

SUNJOY GOLD PILLAR®

Barberry

Berberis thunbergii

'Maria'

PP#18,082

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  • Unique habit
  • Bright color
  • Burn resistant
Description

Unique color and habit! Sunjoy Gold Pillar® barberry gives you an easy way to add both vertical lines and bright color to your landscape. Similar in shape to 'Helmond Pillar' barberry, but with bright golden foliage and red new growth. Orange-red autumn foliage is stunning. Proven to be burn resistant in side by side tests with other yellow leaved barberry.

Awards
MOBOT Tried and True; 2009 Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit; Bronze Medal Plantarium
USDA Zone
4 - 8 (-30°F/-34.4°C)
Exposure
Full sun
Height
3 - 4'
Width
2 - 3'
Finish Time
1 season
Type
Deciduous
Bloom Time
Spring
Flower Color
Yellow
Foliage Color
Yellow
Liner Sizes
2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn

Soil

Any well-drained soil will do; tolerates dry conditions once established.

Pruning

Barberry does not take well to hard pruning. However, it may be trimmed as needed in late spring/early summer. Avoid cutting into thick wood unless you are removing entire branches.

Uses

Shrub borders, groupings, masses, perennial borders and containers.

Growing Tips

Tolerates urban conditions like parking lots, street plantings.

  • Tag: Sunjoy® Gold Pillar Berberis
  • Benchcard: Sunjoy® Gold Pillar Berberis benchcard
  • Spec Sheet: Sunjoy® Gold Pillar Berberis spec sheet
  • Grower Sheet: Sunjoy® Gold Pillar Berberis grower sheet

    • Features: Fall interest, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Drought tolerant, Clay soil, Alkaline soil, Heat tolerant, Award winner

    Filters: Botanical genus: Berberis, Common name: Barberry, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Spring, Yellow flowers, Yellow foliage

    Features: Fall interest, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Drought tolerant, Clay soil, Alkaline soil, Heat tolerant, Award winner

    Filters: Botanical genus: Berberis, Common name: Barberry, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Spring, Yellow flowers, Yellow foliage