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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
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
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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
- 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
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER conspicuus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_conspicuus_1363a.jpg)
COTONEASTER conspicuus
arching branches and bright red fruits
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER 'Coral Beauty'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_coral_beauty.jpg)
COTONEASTER 'Coral Beauty'
coral-red berries
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER dammeri](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_dammeri_1366.jpg)
COTONEASTER dammeri
bright scarlet berries, good ground cover
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER franchetii](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_franchetii_1368x.jpg)
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
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER glomerulatus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_glomerulatus_7400.jpg)
COTONEASTER glomerulatus
shiny green leaves and red berries
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER horizontalis](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_horizontalis1.jpg)
COTONEASTER horizontalis
Herringbone cotoneaster with bright red berries
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER horizontalis 'Variegatus'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_horizontalis_variegatus_1370.jpg)
COTONEASTER horizontalis 'Variegatus'
silver variegated form
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER Hybridus Pendulus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_hybridus_pendulus_1371.jpg)
COTONEASTER Hybridus Pendulus
scarlet berries on pendulous branches
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER lacteus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_lacteus_1372.jpg)
COTONEASTER lacteus
red fruits in broad clusters lasting until Christmas. Oval leathery leaves, grey underneath
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER microphyllus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_microphyllus_1373.jpg)
COTONEASTER microphyllus
evergreen with coral-red berries
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER moupinensis](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_moupinensis.jpg)
COTONEASTER moupinensis
bullate leaf-green leaves which produce excellent autumn colour. A stand-out species for flowering and dark red berries
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER 'Rothschildianus'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_rothschildianus_4887.jpg)
COTONEASTER 'Rothschildianus'
distinctive spreading habit and clusters of creamy-yellow fruits
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. COTONEASTER x suecicus 'Skogholm'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/cotoneaster_x_suecicus_skogholm_1375.jpg)
COTONEASTER x suecicus 'Skogholm'
wide spreading habit with small coral-red fruits. Good ground cover
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