| Description | A short, wide spreading groundcover type shrub. One of the more commonly used Cotoneasters in the USA. |
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| Pronunciation | (kah-tone-nee-AS-ter)(a-pik-U-lay-tus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | maybe 4 better in 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small, solitary, pinkish-white |
| Fruit | small red ornamental |
| Leaves | small, green and very glossy, reddish purple in fall |
| Stems | will creep and hang over rocks, walls, etc. |
| Dimensions | 2-3' tall by 6-8' spread. |
| Maintenance | The only thing special that I do to this shrub is once or twice a year remove some of the taller stems that stand up, above the rest of the plant. In large beds that need lots of pruning I will use a power hedge shears to bring the plants down to size. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | China (Sichuan) |
| Author's Notes | I like to use this plant in my designs because of the glossy leaves and the red fruit. During very cold winters with little snow cover, some winter damage can occur. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #173-Cotoneaster(Jeanette Fryer, Bertil Hylmo) |
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