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Cranberry Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster apiculatus

Deciduous Shrub

Height

2 - 3 (feet)

Spread

3 - 6 (feet)

Distinctions

Horizontal spreading branches; small shiny deep green leaves turning reddish-bronze in autumn; showy large red berries is the fall; tolerates a wide range of soils except constant wet locations; tolerates salt and drought.

Limitations

Branching habit tends to collect windblown trash; needs well-drained soils, does not tolerate wet soils; snow coverage in winter helps hardiness.

Hardiness

SE (Zone 4)

Origin

Western China

Cranberry Cotoneaster