PDA Approves Barberry Cultivars for Sale

Harrisburg - The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has approved four sterile Berberis thunbergii cultivars for legal sale in Pennsylvania. These are in the WorryFree® Series of barberries from the company SynRG, LLC.

• Crimson Cutie®(UCONNBTCP4N)
• Lemon Cutie®(UCONNBTB113)
• Lemon Glow®(UCONNBTB048)
• Mr. Green Genes®(UCONNBTB039)

Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) was listed a Class B noxious weed by PDA's Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee in July of 2021, meaning is could not be propagated, sold or transported in Pennsylvania. The CPNWC made an exception for sterile cultivars that were approved by the Department. These are the first such cultivars receiving such approval.

For more information, go to PDA's website.