how long does Berberis take to grow

[Ebony]

My mum is wanting this hedge/bush and is wondering how long does it take to grow to full size ?????

Also how tall and wide can it grow??


Thank you all
Kim

(if ive got the wrong name its def the one in the image)

also if you know of any quick growing but tall bushes/shrubs etc with a nice colour let me know NOT LAYLANDII'S

[Capsid]

Berberis can grow quite quickly. Probably 2-3 feet of new shoot per season. It can become a small tree, I had one that was about 6-7 feet tall and about 4 feet wide. It will probably take 4-5 years to get to a good size IMO and make a fairly impenetrable hedge!

I have made a hedge from Kerria which grows quite quickly and produces nice yellow flowers in the spring, but it's not particularly tall. I quite like beech hedges as they are a lovely shade of green in the spring and then turn into a pale brown in the winter.

[JennieAtkinson]

Well mine is three years old now and I think it thinks its a bonsai! It has just about made 18 inches tall.

[Two_Sheds]

Not all Berberis grow tall - some varieties are compact.

Have a look on here for different varieties: https://vault2.secured-url.com/barns.../Berberis.html

I am growing a hedge from Pyracantha, and another from Escallonia (good plant for windy seaside locations)