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HARRISBURG, Pa. --- The Japanese Barberry is known as a hardy, easy to plant shrub this is resistant to disease, insects and deer. However, forestry experts like David Jackson with Penn State ...

Japanese barberry is a “popular, non-native, ornamental shrub” that you can often find in nurseries, but yet another state is banning it. The newest state to announce a phased banning of the plant is ...

Japanese Barberry, an invasive shrub that has become widely-used in landscaping due to its color and ability to keep deer away, will soon be prohibited in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of ...