Scientific Name:
Cotoneaster apiculatus
Pronunciation:
kuh-toe-nee-ASS-tur uh-pik-yoo-LAY-tus
Common Name:
cranberry cotoneaster
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Upright to broad and mounding with pendent or long spreading branches; leaves broadly ovate-obovate, 5-13(-19)mm long x 5-13cm wide, glossy with attractive fall colours, apex with short point (apiculate), petioles 1-3mm long; small flowers with 5 erect pinkish petals in late spring; pomes red, cranberry-like in summer and persist through the winter, 6-8mm wide.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading
Form:
Irregular, Mounded, Oval - horizontal, Weeping
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (S.W. China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Screening, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Purple, Red, Bronze
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Apiculate
Bases:
Acute, Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Pink
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Pome
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent, not considered edible
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Blight or needle cast, Mites (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
