IMAGE SHOWS A MATURE SHRUB
 
Compact shrub with striking burgundy-red leaves and brilliant scarlet fall color; this spiny shrub can be used in a hedge as a deterrant to tresspassers; best color in full sun.
 
Cherry Bomb Japanese Barberry is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. The fruits are showy scarlet drupes carried in abundance from early to late fall. It has attractive burgundy deciduous foliage which emerges red in spring. The small oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding scarlet in the fall. It features tiny clusters of yellow flowers hanging below the branches in mid spring.