Scientific Name:
Pyracantha koidzumii
Pronunciation:
pye-ruh-KAN-thuh koyd-ZUM-ee-eye
Common Name:
Formosa firethorn, Taiwan firethorn
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Thorns about 1.5cm long; leaves alternate, spatulate, concave, margins usually entire, apex usually emarginate, up to 6cm long; florets 5-petaled, white; pomes orange, about 0.5mm wide.
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Taiwan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Espalier, Group or mass planting, Screening, Security/barrier, Specimen plant, Tall background
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivar shown: P. 'Victory'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Oblanceolate
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Corymb, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, Persistent, Seeds are toxic
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Thorns
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Scale insects
