February 23, 2007, Newsletter Issue #149: Berried Treasure.
Tip of the Week
Colorful berried shrubs add jewel like quality to the fall garden.Amongst the best are:
Aronia melanocarpa (the bear berry), beautiful shining black berries in September and October.
Pyracantha coccinea. Try the varieties Gold Charmer(yellow) and Mojave(orange )for a long lasting show.
Skimmia japonica"rubella" bright red fruits on an evergreen compact bush.
Leycesteria formosa, The patridge berry. Excellent drooping racemes of claret berries.
Berberis aggregata. Transluscent berries in orange shades.
Callicarpa bodieneri. The Beauty bush. Masses of violet colored berries.
Chaenomeles japonica.The japanese quince. Large longlasting perfumed golden fruits.
Cotoneasters:Many sorts try Cotoneaster bullatus for the large drooping bunches of red berriesor Cotoneaster lacteus for yellow berries that the birds donīt touch.
Pernettya mucronata: Depending on the variety,large berries in shades iof pink and crimson.
Symphoricarpus albus:The snow berry. For a change try "Magic Berry" for purply pink berries.
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