Botanical Name: Cotoneaster franchetii
Common Name: Francheti cotoneaster
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, multi-stemmed from the ground, forming an open, arching clump; slender stems develop a fountain-like habit
Height 8-15'
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred; tolerates partial shade
Soil tolerates many; avoid poorly-drained clay
Hardiness hardy (zones 2-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, elliptic-oval: 3/4"-1 1/4" long, dull green above, paler gray-green beneath; young foliage downy; leaf apex mucronate
Flowers white, 1/4" across, in short axillary clusters; April-June
Fruit pome, orange-red, 1/4" across
 
Propagation:
seed, semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
attractive screen or loose background mass; can be trained into small multi-trunk tree
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak; can tolerate considerable drought
Fertilizing little needed after established
Pruning thin out occasionally to promote new flowering wood
Pests/Diseases relatively free; bacterial fireblight
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China
Family: Rosaceae

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