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COTONEASTER
Vast selection of easy-to-grow shrubs ranging from prostrate ground huggers to the magnificent "Cornubia" and frigidus with yellow or red berries.
Genus of more than 400 species of deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen shrubs and trees from woodland and rocky areas in northern temperate regions of Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
A UK (Wales) native, the critically endangered C. cambricus, Creigafal y Gogarth, "rock apple of Gogarth (Great Orme)", is at present struggling for existence at Great Orme, Conwy.
Very useful as a source of nectar for bees in the "June gap", but, except for the above, non-native and invasive.
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Deciduous
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Evergreen
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Semi-evergreenKeeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
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Dwarf shrubTypically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Ground coverThese plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowA shrub with a species for every situation. Wildlife plant - insects for the sweetly scented flowers and birds for the berries..Pests & DiseasesAphids. woolly aphids, webber moth caterpillars, scale insects, fireblight, honey fungus.Place of originNorthern temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America.
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WildlifeBee friendlyBird friendly
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- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of COTONEASTER
COTONEASTER conspicuus
arching branches and bright red fruits
COTONEASTER 'Coral Beauty'
coral-red berries
COTONEASTER dammeri
bright scarlet berries, good ground cover
COTONEASTER fangianus
white flowers, dark red berries.
COTONEASTER franchetii
usually evergreen in warmer areas, this multi-stemmed and self-seeding species has sage-green foliage and very noticeable orange to scarlet berries
COTONEASTER glomerulatus
shiny green leaves and red berries
COTONEASTER horizontalis
Herringbone cotoneaster with bright red berries
COTONEASTER horizontalis 'Variegatus'
silver variegated form
COTONEASTER hualiensis
red berries.
COTONEASTER Hybridus Pendulus
scarlet berries on pendulous branches
COTONEASTER lacteus
red fruits in broad clusters lasting until Christmas. Oval leathery leaves, grey underneath
COTONEASTER microphyllus
evergreen with coral-red berries
COTONEASTER moupinensis
bullate leaf-green leaves which produce excellent autumn colour. A stand-out species for flowering and dark red berries
COTONEASTER 'Rothschildianus'
distinctive spreading habit and clusters of creamy-yellow fruits
COTONEASTER 'Saint Andrew's Blaze'
clusters of red-orange berries