The Irish Mail on Sunday

FIVE BRILLIANT BERRY-BEARERS

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1 CALLICARPA BODINIERI ‘PROFUSION’

Commonly known as beauty berry, this deciduous shrub is grown for its clusters of berries, above, that appear on bare branches.

2 COTONEASTE­R HORIZONTAL­IS

A deciduous shrub that arrived from China in 1870, with distinctiv­e herringbon­e branches and masses of bright red berries.

3 EUONYMUS ‘RED CASCADE’

Leaves turn scarlet and long-lasting pink fruit are produced, which crack open to reveal orange seeds.

4 PYRACANTHA ‘ORANGE GLOW’

An evergreen wall shrub that’s capable of reaching 8ft in height, with bright, orange fruit that last well into winter.

5 SORBUS CASHMIRIAN­A

A mountain ash tree from Kashmir, with marblesize­d, snowy white fruit in autumn that sometimes last until spring.

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