Cotoneaster franchetii
Common name: cotoneaster, grey cotoneaster, orange cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae
Leaf: Simple, deeply veined, elliptic to oval leaves, up to 1.5" long, glossy grey-green above, with a white fuzzy pubescence underneath. Some leaves turn yellow with reddish streaks in the fall. Near its northern edge of its hardiness (USDA zone 6), it is deciduous
Flowers: Tine, pink and white, 5-petaled flowers (0.3" in diameter), blooming early summer (July), blooming along the branches in corymbs; each corymb with 5-15 flowers on it.
Fruit:red- orange berries which ripen in September/October (1/4" pomes), poisonous to humans, showy, persisting into the winter
Habit: evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub, with cane-like, upright, arching branches
Form: Vase, mounding
Height: 6-10': Spread: 4-8'
Culture: Tolerates a wide variety of soils as long as it is not wet, and poorly-drained. Best grown in moist, moderately fertile loams in full sun to part shade full sun is best). Good soil drainage is essential. Tolerates dry soils. A hardy plant once established even tolerating rocky soils. Hardy to USDA zones 6-9. Needs lots of room.
Uses: woodland garden, hedge, small groups, specimen, considered invasive in some areas
Origin: SW China, Tibet, Burma
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