Purple Berry Evergreen Shrub. Purple bitter fruits with a distinctive white bloom on the skin sometimes used to make sloe gin. Small black berries are arranged in whorls around and along the branches.
Remove inkberrys suckers to prevent the shrub from taking over. Very thorny common hedgerow shrub or tree. Identify the shrubs by looking at the berry color.
Beautyberry Callicarpa americana is a deciduous shrub found naturally in the southeastern United States.
Evergreen shrub with dark purple berries 6 MYRTLE. Evergreen shrub with dark purple berries 6 MYRTLE. Heather is an evergreen shrub that produces clusters of tiny flowers in shades of purple mauve pink and red. Very thorny common hedgerow shrub or tree.