Who grows Berberis thunbergii wholesale in Australia?

7 wholesale growers list Berberis thunbergii on HortOS right now, each with their own pot sizes and trade prices. They are in Victoria and Queensland. The growers are named on this page.

What pot sizes does Berberis thunbergii come in?

Growers on HortOS list Berberis thunbergii in 100mm, 140mm and 200mm.

How do I order Berberis thunbergii from these growers?

HortOS is for the trade. Add the lines you want to a list and send it: each grower gets their part of the order by email, confirms what they have and quotes freight, and nothing is bought until you approve it. Listing, searching and ordering are free.

How big does Berberis thunbergii grow?

The New South Wales flora gives a shrub to 1 m, rarely to 3 m. The NC State toolbox gives 0.9 to 1.8 m tall and 1.2 to 2.1 m wide.

Does Japanese barberry have thorns?

Yes. A single spine 5 to 18 mm long, sometimes three-forked, sits at each node of the stem, with a cluster of small leaves above it.

What colour are the flowers and berries?

The flowers are yellow stained red, to about 10 mm across, in late spring to early summer, by the New South Wales flora; the NC State toolbox gives about 8 to 13 mm. The berries are shiny red ellipsoids to 8 mm long by the flora, about 8 to 25 mm by the toolbox, which says they often persist into winter.

Berberis thunbergii

Every Berberis thunbergii on HortOS in one place: the plain species and 9 varieties. Pick a size to see it across all of them.

7 growers · 3 sizes · from $6.00 ex GST

Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) is a dense, thorny, deciduous shrub from Japan and eastern Asia. The New South Wales flora gives it to 1 m, rarely 3 m; the North Carolina State Extension toolbox 0.9 to 1.8 m tall and 1.2 to 2.1 m wide. Small spoon-shaped leaves cluster above a spine at each node, pale yellow flowers hang beneath them in spring, and shiny red berries follow.

Illustration of Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii): a stem with one short sharp spine at each node below a cluster of small spoon-shaped dull green leaves, drooping clusters of a few yellow flowers stained red, and shiny red ellipsoid berries — Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), spines, flowers and berries

Type: Deciduous shrub
Height: 0.9 m to 3 m
Spread: 1.2 m to 2.1 m
Flowers: Yellow, mainly late spring to early summer
Sun: Full sun to part shade, by the NC State toolbox
In Australia: Not native

Size	Grower	Location	PricePrice ex GST
100mm	Spring Park Nursery Pow Wow100mm	Eganstown, VIC	$17.95
140mm	Top Strike Tube Growers Atropurpurea Purple Barberry140mm	Monbulk, VIC	$6.00
140mm	Top Strike Tube Growers Gold Ring140mm	Monbulk, VIC	$6.00
140mm	Chartwell Nurseries Atropurpurea Purple Barberry140mm	Bannockburn, VIC	$6.75
140mm	Plant Nest Atropurpurea Purple Barberry140mm	Chelsea Heights, VIC	$14.95
140mm	Spring Park Nursery Atropurpurea Rose Glow140mm	Eganstown, VIC	$17.95
140mm	Spring Park Nursery Pow Wow140mm	Eganstown, VIC	$17.95
140mm	Spring Park Nursery Silver Beauty140mm	Eganstown, VIC	$17.95
140mm	Spring Park Nursery Atropurpurea Superba140mm	Eganstown, VIC	$17.95
140mm	Yamina Rare Plants Atropurpurea Rose Glow140mm	Monbulk, VIC	$50.56
140mm	Yamina Rare Plants Pow Wow140mm	Monbulk, VIC	$50.56
140mm	Yamina Rare Plants Silver Beauty140mm	Monbulk, VIC	$50.56
140mm	Yamina Rare Plants Atropurpurea Darts Red Lady140mm	Monbulk, VIC	$50.56
140mm	Yamina Rare Plants atropurpurea Atropurpureum Nana140mm	Monbulk, VIC	$50.56
200mm	Monbulk Rose Tree and Shrub Farm Pty Ltd Atropurpurea Purple Barberry200mm	Monbulk, VIC	$15.00
200mm	Monbulk Rose Tree and Shrub Farm Pty Ltd Pow Wow200mm	Monbulk, VIC	$15.00
200mm	Monbulk Rose Tree and Shrub Farm Pty Ltd Silver Beauty200mm	Monbulk, VIC	$15.00
200mm	Eumundi Roses Atropurpurea Purple Barberry200mm	Eumundi, QLD	$24.00
200mm	Eumundi Roses Silver Beauty200mm	Eumundi, QLD	$24.00
200mm	Yamina Rare Plants Atropurpurea Darts Red Lady200mm	Monbulk, VIC	$55.64
200mm	Yamina Rare Plants Atropurpurea Helmond Pillar200mm	Monbulk, VIC	$55.64

Growing japanese barberry

The New South Wales flora says it is widely grown, with several well known cultivars whose leaves can be deep purple, yellow, dark green, pink or variegated, many with strong autumn colour. The species' own leaves turn red to orange in autumn, by the NC State toolbox.

The NC State toolbox gives full sun to part shade, a range of soils from clay to sand, and lists it as resistant to heat, drought, urban conditions and some shade, and slightly salt tolerant; it gives USDA zones 4a to 8b. Those are American ratings and an American scale; no Australian reference read grades its frost or drought tolerance. The same toolbox lists anthracnose, root rot, bacterial leaf spot, wilt, scale, weevils, barberry webworm and aphids as problems in America.

In Australia the Australian Plant Census records it as doubtfully naturalised in New South Wales, and the New South Wales flora records it as locally naturalised at Mount Wilson, in the understorey of tall open eucalypt forest. In North Carolina it is listed as invasive: the NC State toolbox says it spreads by root suckers into thickets and that birds carry the seed.

Using japanese barberry

Japanese barberry's coloured-leaf cultivars have pages of their own. The NC State toolbox does not recommend the species there because of its invasiveness, and names sterile cultivar groups that it says perform well without being invasive. Its wildlife value there, by the same toolbox, is the berries birds eat, and settlers once used the plant to make dye. No reference read gives an Australian use or a planting distance for a hedge.

What to check before you buy

Growers list Japanese barberry mostly as named forms with coloured leaves; the table above shows the sizes growers list, and the forms have their own pages. The stems carry sharp spines at every node, 5 to 18 mm long by the New South Wales flora. If the stock crosses a state border, the state and territory biosecurity rules on moving plants and soil apply to this plant like any other.

Cautions

Thorns. Each node of the stem carries a spine 5 to 18 mm long, occasionally three-forked, by the New South Wales flora; the NC State toolbox lists spines among its problems and calls it a problem for children.

Prices are set by each grower and shown ex GST. Availability is confirmed by the grower at order.

Common questions

Who grows Berberis thunbergii wholesale in Australia?: 7 wholesale growers list Berberis thunbergii on HortOS right now, each with their own pot sizes and trade prices. They are in Victoria and Queensland. The growers are named on this page.
What pot sizes does Berberis thunbergii come in?: Growers on HortOS list Berberis thunbergii in 100mm, 140mm and 200mm.
How do I order Berberis thunbergii from these growers?: HortOS is for the trade. Add the lines you want to a list and send it: each grower gets their part of the order by email, confirms what they have and quotes freight, and nothing is bought until you approve it. Listing, searching and ordering are free.
Is Japanese barberry a weed in Australia?: The Australian Plant Census records it as doubtfully naturalised in New South Wales, and the New South Wales flora records it as locally naturalised at Mount Wilson. In North Carolina the NC State toolbox lists it as invasive.
How big does Berberis thunbergii grow?: The New South Wales flora gives a shrub to 1 m, rarely to 3 m. The NC State toolbox gives 0.9 to 1.8 m tall and 1.2 to 2.1 m wide.
Does Japanese barberry have thorns?: Yes. A single spine 5 to 18 mm long, sometimes three-forked, sits at each node of the stem, with a cluster of small leaves above it.
What colour are the flowers and berries?: The flowers are yellow stained red, to about 10 mm across, in late spring to early summer, by the New South Wales flora; the NC State toolbox gives about 8 to 13 mm. The berries are shiny red ellipsoids to 8 mm long by the flora, about 8 to 25 mm by the toolbox, which says they often persist into winter.

Sources

GBIF species match API
PlantNET, the New South Wales flora online (Royal Botanic Garden Sydney): Berberis thunbergii
Australian Plant Census (APC), the National Species List: Berberis thunbergii
Atlas of Living Australia
North Carolina State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: Berberis thunbergii
The HortOS listing

The growers, sizes and prices above are live and change as lists arrive. Cite this page: HortOS, Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), https://au.hortosapp.com/plants/berberis-thunbergii.

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