Cotoneaster salicifolius

Scientific name: Cotoneaster salicifolius

Common name:  willowleaf cotoneaster

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 4-7m tall and wide

Form: Rounded and arching

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: Well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Alternate. Simple.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: Small, white flowers in corymbs. Red drupe fruit.

Limitations: Bees attracted to flowers. Needs good pruning.

Suitable uses: Hedge, mass plantings. Very tough and adaptable.

Quick ID: Evergreen shrub. Alternate. Simple. Long and linear leaves (has willow-like leaves). Grey, slightly fuzzy underside. Red berry cluster. Deeply impressed veins with rolled under margins.

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