Name that plant/weed/shrub/tree

[Steppenwolfe]

Common barberry

:thumbsup:

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I didn't know what it was either. So I went here:

Full Key for Plant Identification:
Go Botany

Then I started by choosing the most obvious feature, yellow flowers and leaf shape. It narrowed it down to about 100 choices, with pictures, and that one popped right out as the same.

I saved all that time by using my 4 year Horticulture degree... It finally paid off!

 

[shaeff]

Now that you've helped me figure out what it is, does it serve any purpose? It's got thorns on it that grab me when I mow, the flowers do smell kinda sweet from a distance but not so great when you get close (as the description states!) I was thinking this may be a prime spot for my future in-ground 500gal propane tank, which is why I'm asking about it. My property was vacant for 10+ yrs before we purchased it, so there are some daffodils, peony, lilac, forsythia, etc... that were planted many many years ago when there was a house on the property before. I just don't want to remove anything that has some sort of use.

I see that it's considered invasive to North America, so there's always that!

 

[MossRoad]

If you enjoy it, it's a flowering shrub.

If you hate it, it's a noxious invasive species.

Draw your lines and pick your reasons yay or nay. :dance1:

 

[shaeff]

If you enjoy it, it's a flowering shrub.

If you hate it, it's a noxious invasive species.

Draw your lines and pick your reasons yay or nay. :dance1:

One of those "beauty is in the eye..." deals, eh? I'll ask the "boss."

 

[MossRoad]

One of those "beauty is in the eye..." deals, eh? I'll ask the "boss."

Ya! I distinctly remember my mom being quite upset with my dad after he "cut down some weeds". :laughing:

That was 50 years ago and I never forgot that lesson. Thanks for taking one for the team, dad.

 

[shaeff]

Ya! I distinctly remember my mom being quite upset with my dad after he "cut down some weeds". :laughing:

That was 50 years ago and I never forgot that lesson. Thanks for taking one for the team, dad.

:laughing:

 

[shaeff]

Ya! I distinctly remember my mom being quite upset with my dad after he "cut down some weeds". :laughing:

That was 50 years ago and I never forgot that lesson. Thanks for taking one for the team, dad.

:laughing:

 

[mwayne]

A neighbor of mine had a pretty good stand of Maximilian sunflowers growing in his fence line. I was eyeballing it and thought that in another couple of weeks or so the seed would be ready for me to swipe some. And then he went and sprayed it. So then I was still going to grab some of the seed heads and see if by chance they would by accident germinate. Then he had someone come in with a brush cutter and down it all. Next time I talk to him I'll have to let him know that those seeds sell for up to $70 a pound!

 

[shaeff]

A neighbor of mine had a pretty good stand of Maximilian sunflowers growing in his fence line. I was eyeballing it and thought that in another couple of weeks or so the seed would be ready for me to swipe some. And then he went and sprayed it. So then I was still going to grab some of the seed heads and see if by chance they would by accident germinate. Then he had someone come in with a brush cutter and down it all. Next time I talk to him I'll have to let him know that those seeds sell for up to $70 a pound!

My sister and her husband grow giant sunflowers. Then, every year they take the seeds from the largest and save them. I have a few handfulls of seeds I'd like to eventually plant, just gotta find the time to make it happen one year...