Cotoneaster acutifolius
Peking cotoneaster

Notes:

Similar to C. lucidus, but leaves are dull and hairy instead of shiny.

Tolerates rabbits and pruning.

Sparse root system complicates transplanting (root prune?).

Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, Missouri BG, UConn.

Tags:

attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
dense canopy
drought tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fall color notable
fine texture
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:rounded
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
persistence:deciduous
pollution tolerant
roots:coarse/few
salt tolerant
showy flowers
slow-growing
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:espalier
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:screen
water:moderate to little
well-drained soil required
wind tolerant


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