Why Plant Crimson Pygmy Barberry in Bulk?
Super-popular… and it’s easy to see why! Crimson Pygmy Barberry adds a formal element to your landscape with its compact, rounded shape, but it also delivers a joyful burst of color. In spring, the small, round leaves emerge in hot red tones, eventually settling down to a deep burgundy. In autumn, they turn a fiery red once more before falling. Use this petite plant to create color spots in your entryway garden, patio plantings, or mixed borders. Planted in a row, Crimson Pygmy also makes a sharp-looking low hedge or bed divider.
Japanese Barberry is known for its thorny branches, which make it useful for planting where you want to keep out intruders. Deer and rabbits likewise tend to leave this prickly plant alone, preferring to munch on less challenging menu items. What is really exciting about Japanese Barberry, though, is the bountiful variety of sizes, shapes, and colors it now comes in. It has come a long way from the plain green type normally found in the wild! Crimson Pygmy Barberry originated in a nursery in the Netherlands in 1942. It is still the most plentiful Japanese Barberry on the market today.
How to use Crimson Pygmy Barberry in Bulk in the landscape?
The Crimson Pygmy Barberry is the perfect plant to add along any walkway or entryway to jazz up your home. These bushes act as a great small hedge with its bushy form. Add them to the borders of your home garden to keep those unwanted pests from eating your veggies.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
How To Plant Crimson Pygmy Barberry in Bulk
Grow Crimson Pygmy Barberry in full sun to bring out its richest colors. Shade will make the leaves turn green. Choose a site where the soil drains freely, as this plant will not tolerate “wet feet.”
How To Water
After planting be sure to water deeply 1-2 times a week.
How To Fertilize
Feed the Crimson Pygmy Barberry in the spring once the last frost has passed. We recommend using our Elements Starter Plant Food in granular form.
How To Prune
This plant is rather easy to prune. Prune in the late summer or early winter. Go along its natural shape to clean it up - but be sure to wear gloves while pruning to keep those pesky thorns out of your hands!
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
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Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
