Botanical Name: Cotoneaster lacteus
Common Name: Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen/semi-deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape erect, multi-stemmed from ground, slender, arching-spreading branches forming a vase-shaped loosely constructed canopy
Height 8-10'
Spread 10-12'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers well draining, drier soils
Hardiness hardy, best in warm locations (zones 4-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, obovate-oval, 1-1/2 to 3-1/4" long, abundant on short lateral branchlets – late spring-summer
Flowers white, 1/4" across, mostly terminal clusters, 2-3" long, mucronate apex, dull green above, silver-gray beneath, leathery
Fruit small, 1/4" red pome
 
Propagation:
seed, semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
accent shrub for arching shape and flower-fruit display – espalier, informal screen or hedge – good erosion control shrub
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak – prefers drier soils after established
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning head high and thin out to encourage arching umbrella form
Pests/Diseases aphids, fireblight
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China
Family: Rosaceae

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