| Description | Scarlet Leader Willowleaf Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolius) is a low ground hugging shrub, red fruit and developing purple red fall foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (ko-tone-EE-aster)(sal-is-i-Fo-li-us) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | aveage, tolerates dryness once established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small, white, borne in corycombs |
| Fruit | red, forms nutlets |
| Leaves | alternate, simple, green, reddish purple fall |
| Dimensions | up to 2-3 feet high, spreads 6-8 feet |
| Maintenance | may need to be prunes back hard occasionally to promote better form |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Scarlet Leader Cotoneaster |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #173-Cotoneaster (Jeanette Fryer, Bertil Hylmo) |
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