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Peking cotoneaster

Cotoneaster acutifolius

Also called Ampfield Cotoneaster

Peking cotoneaster
Photo: Katrin Schneider / korina.info, CC BY-SA 4.0

Peking cotoneaster is a hardy, deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub, typically 2 to 4 m tall, grown for its small white flowers, dark berries and autumn colour. It tolerates a wide range of conditions, and its main requirement is space and a sunny to lightly shaded site.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water new plantings regularly through their first season, then rely mostly on rainfall except in long dry spells.
Soil
Tolerates most well-drained soils, including chalk and clay.
Temperature
Very hardy, tolerating cold well below -20 °C once established.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Siberia to China
Climate
temperate

About

Cotoneaster acutifolius, the Peking cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to southern Siberia, Mongolia, and most of China, and it has been introduced to Canada, the northern United States, and northern Europe. It is a shrub typically 2–4 m (7–13 ft) tall, found in a wide variety of habitats. Some authorities consider Cotoneaster lucidus, the shiny cotoneaster, to be a synonym of Cotoneaster acutifolius.

Other Cotoneaster plants

Creeping cotoneaster · Cranberry cotoneaster · Wall Cotoneaster · Small Leaved Cotoneaster · Late Cotoneaster · Spreading cotoneaster · Tree Cotoneaster · Rockspray cotoneaster · Entire Leaved Cotoneaster · Small Leaved Cotoneaster · Silverleaf cotoneaster · Cotoneaster

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cotoneaster acutifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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