Red leaf Berberis . Cultivated varieties of Berberis, a fine species bred in Europe in the 1920s, deciduous shrubs. Branches clustered, young branches purplish red or dark red, old branches gray-brown or purple-brown.

Leaves small entire, rhombic or obovate, purplish red to bright red, abaxial color slightly lighter. blooms in April, flowers yellow. Slightly fragrant. Fruiting period September-November, fruit oval, bright red. Fruiting period is long, after the fall of the leaves can still be decorated with branches.

Spring planting planting should be early, pruning should be ruthless. The best in the soil surface first melted, before the sap has not flowed (March 10 to April 10 in the north).

Planted after treading, spraying, irrigation, since the upper branches cut off 2 / 3, 3 to 5 days of irrigation, sandy winds need to be sprayed 1 to 2 times a day, the third irrigation soil after sealing the roots. After planting the need to set up wind barriers to avoid wind shaking damage to the newly sprouted fibrous roots. After the wind season, the new shoots have sprouted (about 20 to 30 days), irrigation 2 to 3 times, remove the wind barrier.

Fertilizer should be selected in the rainy season, the growth of the weak can be appropriate spray foliar fertilizer to promote the growth of branches and leaves and roots, to achieve good ornamental effect. Summer and autumn season planting planting should be late, pruning should be less and light, the best in the ambush, the current year branch half lignification. At this time in the rainy season, water supply, soil temperature is high, conducive to rooting.

Common greening plants: fire buckthorn

Fire buckthorn, also known as torch fruit, rescue food, red thorns, auspicious fruit, for the evergreen shrubs or small trees, up to 3m high, flowering March-May, fruiting August-November. With beautiful tree shape, summer flowers, red fruits in autumn, and fruits remaining on the branches for a long time, it is a kind of excellent plant to see flowers in spring and fruits in autumn and winter.

The fruiting period of firethorn is from fall to winter, and the fruits are getting redder and redder, and the red firethorn fruits give people a warm feeling in the cold winter.