Cotoneaster salicifolius

Scientific name: Cotoneaster salicifolius

Common name: Willowleaf cotoneaster

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Repens’ ‘Scarlet Leader’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  6

Mature height and spread:  10″ to 15″ tall and similar in width

Form: large, semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, loose soil

Leaf arrangement:  alternate, simple, long linear

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): small, white flowers; red pome fruit, small, persist through winter

Limitations:  wind tolerant

Fall colour:  purplish-tinge occurs in colder seasons

Suitable uses:  hedge; bank cover; groupings or mass; for flowers or fruit effect; screen

Quick ID description:  long, linear leaves; white flowers; red, pome fruits

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