Overview:
Categories: Deciduous, Fall Color, Proven Performer, Short or Dense Barrier, Wildlife Value, Windbreak
Image courtesy of Richard Webb, Bugwood.org
Medium shrub; grows well on most soils; to 9,500′. Widely used for hedges, screens and windbreak purposes – with seasonal white flowers, good winter hardiness and medium tolerance of drought and shade.
Provides roosting and loafing cover numerous song and game birds; some utilize the fruits for food where the red berry fruits may be persistent on plant for months into the winter.
Use in outer rows of multi-row plantings, or in a single row where a short, dense barrier is desired.
Features:
Scientfic Name: Cotoneaster acutifoliaNative: No
Growth Habit: Dense
Growth Rate: Rapid
Max. Height (ft): 8
Max Width/Spread (ft): 5
Life Span: Moderate
Cold Hardiness: Excellent
Drought Resistance: Very Good
Elevation Range: 9500
Soil Conditions:
Wildlife Value: High
Wildlife Notes: Song and game birds
Seasonal Color: fall red- orange
Possible Insect Issues: Oyster shell scale
Possible Disease Issues: fireblight, fairly resistant
Miscellany: Can be clipped to hedge
Ordering Information:
Our 2020 Tree Program is Open.
- Trees for Conservation Program Seedling Tree Program is Open for order from December 24, 2019 to April 30, 2020, with an estimated arrival date of May 15, 2020.
- Large Tree Program is Closed to orders, with an estimated arrival date of April 24, 2020
*Trees purchased through our programs cannot be resold, are intended for conservation efforts, and not for ornamental-only landscaping projects. We do not ship orders at this time. Other conditions may apply, dependent upon the program products you choose to purchase. For full details, visit our Tree Program, Shipping, Payment & Returns and Terms & Conditions pages for more information.
