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What do we DO with the Barberry Bushes?! - Page 3

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Nov 1, 1999

But that surely matters not to the Cedar Waxwings who will joyously descend upon a nice big bush full of berries during their fall migration.

Now. You walk up to the next barberry bush you see and introduce yourself. Then apologize for not appreciating all its incredible virtues because you just didn't know, and all this time you just thought it was a thorny old bush. It will probably smile at you.

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4. Nov 14, 1999 5:21 PM
Y'SEEEE, if you'd KNOWN about Barberry back then, you could have made many times what Mom paid you to do them in by selling off the root bark! Barberry root bark goes for $20 a pound these days! But y ...

-- posted by LadyB

3. Nov 14, 1999 4:58 AM
i am very prejudiced against barberry..when i was 12 or 13, my summer job (i think my mother paid me $50 in 1959) was to remove a barberry hedge about 30' long...i sawed off the tops and dug out the b ...

-- posted by happyguy

2. Nov 10, 1999 4:24 AM
...have been ponds, Renie! Although most ponds I have known have either been where I came to long before I got there, or have been wonderful places I have 'come upon', it must have been fascinating to ...

-- posted by LadyB

1. Nov 8, 1999 12:09 PM
Barbara. I have a great big Barberry bush and both the birds and I love it. I didn't know you could use the berries like that, so I learned something from your article. Very interesting and enjoyab ...

-- posted by Renie_Burghardt

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