Birds Love This HedgeHedge Cotoneaster, ‘Cotoneaster lucidus’, is an upright shrub that withstands pruning well. It makes an excellent hedge because of its height and clean, glossy foliage. It will mature to 8′-10′ high with a spread of 4′-5′. It can be pruned to any size and shape.The dark green foliage turns yellow to red in the fall. The small pink flowers in spring attract butterflies. The flowers are followed by red berry which matures to a blue black in late summer. The birds love them.It likes full sun and prefers a moist, well-drained soil, but it can tolerate dryness;. It is wind toleran. It also tolerates alkaline soil and is somewhat tolerant of salt. Hedge Contoneaster’s excellent dense screen is good for hedges, bank covers, groupings, and wildlife habitat or shelterbelt filler. *Large Green Shrub*White Flowers Followed by Black Berries.*Attracts Wildlife .
Category: Cotoneaster Shrubs
Cranberry Cotoneaster
Year Round Appeal on a Versatile Shrub Cranberry Cotoneaster, Cotoneaster apiculatus, is a deciduous shrub with year round ornamental features. Plant one as a foundation plant in your yard, or several for decorative erosion control on a slope or hill in your landscape. Your Cranberry Cotoneaster shrub has a lot to offer with year round features that prove it has something for every season. Late spring brings petite, pink-hued flowers that seem to dance amid the branches and slowly transition to cranberry-like berries for late summer. The small, scarlet jewels will persist amid the branches well into winter to the delight of your feathered friends. Cranberry Cotoneaster’s ovate leaves remain a glossy green throughout summer, then put on a show in autumn with shades of bronze, purple and red. Cranberry Cotoneaster will grow up to 3 feet tall with a 6-foot spread. It has an upright, mounded nature and arching habit. In fact, the branches sometimes arch so far as to touch the ground and take root. Cranberry Cotoneaster shrubs is adaptable to a variety of conditions, hardy and generally easy to care for. If you’re looking for something that has particular winter interest, but is also lovely year round, then look no further. Cranberry Cotoneaster’s unique form and bright, red berries will make it a standout in your winter landscape. Its arching form, spring flowers and colorful foliage make it ideal for your yard spring through fall. Whatever the season, you can’t go wrong with this colorful and versatile shrub! * Year round interest * Adaptable to a variety of conditions * Great for erosion control * Rabbit tolerant * Urban tolerant.
Tom Thumb Creeping Cotoneaster
Cute Crimson CreeperThe Tom Thumb Creeping Cotoneaster, Cotoneaster adpressus ‘Tom Thumb’, is an interesting, very dwarf, very dense and compact ground cover-type shrub.It matures to about 1′-2′ high and can spread to 4′-6′.It has a unique appeal because of its very shiny, small leaves that turn a brilliant red-crimson in the autumn. ‘Tom Thumb’ rarely produces flowers and fruit, but when it occurs, the blooms are small, pinkish-white. Then the very small, ¼”, red fruit follow in autumn.This cotoneaster spreads by rooting where the branches touch the soil. Its branches are opposite along the stem so creates a herringbone effect or pattern.’Tom Thumb’ is a true dwarf, not only in that it remains very close to the ground, but even the leaves are smaller than the species.This low-maintenance miniature woody shrub prefers drier soil and full to part sun. It is a very charming plant and it is deer resistant.Zones 4-7. *Compact Low Spreading Growth*Small Shiny Leaves*Crimson Foliage in Autumn .
Peking Cotoneaster
This Natural Hedge Thrives in Poor Soil!The Cotoneaster Peking, Cotoneaster acutifolius, is an erect shrub with slender spreading branches. It will mature to 5′-7′ with a 4′-5′ width and can be pruned to any size. The Peking Cotoneaster is best used as a hedge, or in groupings.Cotoneaster may be appreciated more for its dark green foliage than its blossoms. The small flowers are white to pinkish. Three-eighths inch black berries ripen in September and persist through mid-winter. They are appreciated by song birds such as the Robin, Cardinal, Blue Jay, and Catbird.This shrub displays yellow to red fall foliage and performs best in moist, well-drained soils. This shrub does well in partial shade to full sun light.Use this plant in the landscape for hedges, screens, and groupings. Too keep this plant neat you may want to prune in the winter.* Small Pinkish Flowers in Spring* Black Berries Feed Birds Through Winter* Red to Yellow Fall Foliage.