Deciduous Shrubs

William Penn Barberry (Berberis x gladwynensis 'William Penn')

Habit is mounded and low growing up to 4 feet, Glossy dark green foliage turns bronze in the fall (evergreen), Pendulous yellow flowers, Hardy to Zone 6, but may be damaged at temperatures colder than -10 degrees F

Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

Hardy to Zone 4, Grows 3 to 6 feet, Multi-stem rounded shrub with ½ inch spines, Foliage is medium to light green turning red in the fall, Many cultivars available including red, purple, gold and variegated forms

Wintergreen Barberry (Berberis julianae)

Upright growing evergreen barberry, Hardy to Zone 6, possibly 5, Leaves are lustrous, dark green and spiny, Grows 6 - 8 feet tall, The spines appear in clusters of three, positioned roughly at right angles of each other, Spines measure ½ to ¾ inches making good barrier plant

Border Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)

Leaves are oppositely arranged, oblonglanceolate with toothed margins, The stems have prominent lenticels, Forsythia stems have chambered piths, Foliage color is medium-green turning purplish in the fall

Witch Hazels (Hamamelis species and hybrids)

The leaves of witch hazels are alternate, obovate to orbicular, The leaf base may be oblique, The margins often sinuate and slightly dentate, Color is light green to grayish green