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willow-leaved cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Low Maintenance

Genus: Cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

C. salicifolius is a vigorous, graceful evergreen shrub to 5m tall with arching branches and lance-shaped, dark green leaves to 10cm long. White flowers in flat-topped flower clusters are borne in summer and followed by heavy crops of almost spherical, shiny bright red fruits

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingNorth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun or part shade; tolerant of dry soils but protect from cold dry winds in colder or northern areas

Pruning

Pruning group 8

Propagation

Propagate by seed or semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Pests

May be affected by aphids, woolly aphid, webber moth caterpillars and brown scale

Diseases

May be susceptible to fireblight and honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverBanks SlopesWildflower Meadow

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years