Barberry trees are popular for people looking to develop bonsai trees. Sue Lauer has a finished example at her Laflin home. DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER Sue Lauer stands among the many bonsai trees ...

Q: Is this a mushroom growing on the tree trunk, and how can we get rid of it? — Sandy Rodriguez. “Trees, especially older trees, will sometimes have mushrooms growing directly on the trunk, which are ...

The shrub is already banned in New York, Maine, and other states. It’s a haven for ticks and mice. A red crimson Japanese barberry bush (Berberis thunbergii) grows in the middle of a decorative garden ...

PITTSBURGH — As temperatures outside rise, many people are heading to nurseries to buy plants to beautify their yards. But there is a shrub available that, while beautiful in a landscape, has become a ...

In fall of 2021 two popular landscape plants were added to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s list of noxious weeds: Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) and Callery pear (Pyrus ...

Barberry, the common name for berberis, are versatile deciduous or evergreen shrubs renowned for their foliage, flowers, berries, and sharp spikes. There are hundreds of different shrubs within the ...

Berks County homeowners landscaping their yards would often plant Japanese barberry because it was inexpensive, looked pretty when it flowered and grew without any help. “It’s tough to kill,” said ...

Japanese barberry can seem like a colorful plant, but it's actually a very invasive species. If it pops up, you'll want to ...