Yellow Tree

[bullrider1]

My neighbor had a shrub or bush that is approximatly 1 inch in diameter.When we were cutting it down we realized that the inside of the limbs were a bright yellow,about the color of mustard.It had littkle stickers on the branches.It had no berries of any kind and the leaves were very small,bright green.The height of the bush was about 5ft tall.We have tried to find out from everybody we know what it might be and nobody has ever seen anything like it,so hopefully somebody out here has.I live in Arkansas where it is pretty warm most of the time, if that might help identify it better?Thanks for any input anyboby might have.

 

[Eric E.]

Sounds like Barberry (Berberis). There are native and cultivated varities.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

This is Japeneese barberry the most comon up here. Also showing up on invasive lists.

There are other speicies. Look here at the variouse Berberis sp.

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/b/b.html