Scientific name: Stranvaesia davidiana

Common name: common stranvaesia

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: Prostrata (shorter)

USDA hardiness zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 7-9m tall, 8-10m wide

Form: multi-stemmed, rounded

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained. Humus rich.

Leaf arrangement: simple, alternate

Fall colour: none.

Flower/cone/fruit description: small white clustered flowers. Pome fruits; red.

Limitations: leaf spot. Sections sometimes die off in summer.

Suitable uses: ornamental, hedge. Multiple seasons of interest.

Quick ID: evergreen, shrub. Toothless margins. New leaves pinkish/bronze. Simple. Alternate. Red pome fruit in clusters. Hard brown stem. Pink petioles.