Berberis fortunei Syn: Mahonia fortunei avenue Reputatively found growing in a

Reputatively found growing in a private English garden

A native from Uganda to Kenya this poker is quite elegant with its warm colour tones and long pendulous flowers

5m Flowering in in spring

A New Zealand native with a zig-zagging growth habit that gives rise to its common name

Male trees have highly scented flowers

Berberis fortunei Syn: Mahonia fortunei avenue Reputatively found growing in aA slow growing evergreen erect shrub to 2 to 3m with distinctive linear to lanceolate pinnate green leaves and flowers that are bright yellow and are borne in autumn. A native to China, it is well suited as a woodland shrub and will tolerate a range of soils apart from those that are wet.