Cotoneaster Salicifolius Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius the willow leaved cotoneaster is a drought tolerant evergreen to semi evergreen low lying small to medium sized shrub with an arched branching habit. Genus cotoneaster can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with simple entire leaves and clusters of small white or pink flowers in spring and summer followed by showy red purple or black berries.

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Cotoneaster salicifolius cotoneaster

Seed stem cutting country or region of origin. Specimens growing in the wild however are generally larger averaging five meters in height. Erect spreading shrub 1518 feet high and wide with narrow dark green 1 to 312 inches long leaves and bright red fruits.

Cotoneaster salicifolius willow leaf cotoneaster is a vigorous evergreen shrub with gracefully arching branches clothed in lance shaped glossy leathery dark green leaves 4 in. Graceful screening or background plant. Attracts birds bees play value.

Better known are trailing forms used as ground covers. Apiculatus makes a good ground cover for erosion control especially on slopes. Small pink flowers in spring are followed by large beautiful red berries that brighten the winter landscape.

Evergreen shrub 6 8 15 ft 1 8 2 4 4 5 m spreading arching to horizontal. Some yellow and red leaves in fall and purplish in winter. In addition the fall foliage turns a bronzy shade of red.

A superb low hedge or groundcover formed by spreading branches that display an interesting herringbone pattern. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about willow leaf cotoneaster cotoneaster salicifolius repens supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. South central china wildlife value.

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