Brittany Bird

Hi - Wondering if anyone else around the state is seeing a lot of red leaf Japanese barberry in their natural areas? We have documented it in natural areas in at least 3 of our northern-tier Oakland County parks this season - first year we have seen the red variety despite having had the green leaf barberry historically. We do not use it in our park ornamental beds so it is definitely makings its way into the undeveloped areas of our parks from outside sources. Thoughts/ insight?