Berberis thunbergii ( Kobold Japanese Barberry )
thickset , gratis - fruiting , deciduous shrub strain up to 16″ marvelous and about 24″ panoptic . Branches are slender and spiny . leaf are small and bluntly oval . Small , yellow flowers borne beneath parting , from April to May , not showy . Bright crimson Chuck Berry can be found along stem from former decline through wintertime . Ironically , this is never really consided a characteristic of this plant ....