Cotoneaster dammeri
bearberry cotoneaster
Notes:
Branches root as they go. Difficult to clean of fallen leaves.
Sparse root system complicates transplanting, so planting from containers is the way to go (and maybe root prune?).
Avoid hot summers. Tolerates heavy pruning.
'Skogholm' is notably fast-growing, spreading a few feet each year, and seems to be a favorite test subject for academic research experiments (at least concerning container culture), for some reason. 'Coral Beauty' has glossier foliage and more fruit.
Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, Missouri BG, UConn, Rutgers, NCSU.
Tags:
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
deer resistant
dense canopy
drought tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fast-growing
fine texture
form:shrub
habit:irregular
habit:prostrate/trailing
habit:spreading/wide
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
persistence:evergreen
persistence:semievergreen
pruning required
rich soil preferred
roots:coarse/few
salt tolerant
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:espalier
use:foundation
use:groundcover
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
use:rock garden
water:moderate to little
well-drained soil required
wind tolerant
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