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Janet Conroy wrote:


The hedges down the payages in France are mostly rosas, but they ARE
prickly. Berberis is evergreen and gives small flowers in Summer and
orange/red or yellow berries in winter, which birds love. But again,
it is very spiky.

Berberis species often have black fruit, and vary between the cuddly
and fiendish. B. vulgaris has needles over 1" long, but some are
actually thornless.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.