Berberis Red
Thunbergii Atropurpurea
Bare root stock not available until November 2025 but you can Pre Order to secure your stock now
Berberis Red – Thunbergii Atropurpurea are compact and slow growing, so ideal for low but superb prickly hedges.
Features
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Full Description
This shrub has red leaves, producing clusters of very small oval shaped leaves with pale yellow flowers. Both varieties are deciduous and the fruits are glossy red, jewel like fruits which drip from their branches in late autumn.
They mature during late summer and fall and persist through the winter. These are tough, easy to grow hedging plants which do well in virtually any soil and situation.
Pruning: should be trimmed after flowering.
The Berberis Red – Thunbergii Atropurpurea is avoided by deer.
Delivery
Within 24 hours of placing your order, we will contact you to confirm an exact delivery date. Most orders are delivered within 5 working days. Your plants will be freshly lifted and packaged the day before dispatch to ensure they arrive in the best possible condition.
If you have a preferred delivery date please use the comments box and we will try our best to accommodate this (not available at weekends).
Although items can remain in their packaging for 7–10 days if kept frost-free, we recommend planting bareroot trees as soon as possible after delivery.
We use a courier service, and a signature is required on delivery unless you specify a safe place in the comments box when placing your order.
Small Orders (UK Mainland Only)
Orders of 1–15 plants in size 40/60cm can often be sent via Royal Mail for £8.00.
Please note: Your basket will initially show a delivery charge of £15.00 + VAT, but if you request Royal Mail delivery in the comments box, we will adjust the payment for you once we receive the order.
England and Wales Standard Delivery Charges
- Orders up to £75 – £15 + VAT
- £76 – £200 – £22 + VAT
- £201 – £300 – £30 + VAT
- £301 – £500 – £40 + VAT
- £501 – £1000 – £45 + VAT
- Over £1000 – £50 + VAT
Mainland Scotland Standard Delivery Charges
- Orders up to £75.99 – £20 + VAT
- £76 – £150.99 – £28.40 + VAT
- £151 – £300.99 – £38 + VAT
- £301 – £500.99 – £50 + VAT
- £501 – £1000.99 – £56 + VAT
- Over £1001 – £62 + VAT
Click and Collect
Click and collect available free of charge from: Tree Shop Ltd., Harts Barn, Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0QD, UK