Barberry can grow to be a fairly large shrub. The thorny shoots are
found growing wild in Alborz mountains amplitudes and other parts of
Iran. Ruby is the name given to a seedless barberry which is cultivated
in Qaenat and emerges from an erect shrub of 1.5-2 meters tall. The
leaves are small oval which are borne in clusters besides thorns. Its
yellow beautiful and attractive flowers include 6 sepals, 6 petals and 6
filaments and its pistil consists of a filament terminating in a short
style. Flowering occurs from mid-April to May. The fruit is an oblong
red berry 7-10mm long and 3mm broad, ripening in annual branches and
resists water shortage, drought and salinity. The plant is south
Khorasan climate friendly-product.
