Scientific Name:
Cotoneaster acutifolius
Pronunciation:
kuh-toe-nee-ASS-tur a-kew-ti-FOH-lee-us
Common Name:
Peking cotoneaster
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Popular hedge plant; leaves ovate to elliptic, most 3-5cm long x 2-3cm wide, dull green, pubescent on both sides early in season; flowers small, 5-petaled, white flowers with tinges of pink bloom in spring; fruit slowly changing from green to red to black by fall, persistent.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China to Siberia)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Espalier, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Sheared hedge, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Some images may be of C. acutifolius var. lucidus (very similar but has less spring pubescence and shinier dark green leaves; some consider it a separate species).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Orange, Red
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Ciliate, Entire
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Fruit Type:
Pome
Fruit Colour:
Red, Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent, not considered edible
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Additional Info:
Punescent twigs. Fishbone Pattern
Propagation:
Seed, Stem/cane cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (QRR) Quercus Robur Row planting : 132