Cotoneaster Species, Cranberry Cotoneaster

This Chinese species has been planted fairly commonly in the Chicago area as a low shrub that is a kind of higher groundcover. Sold by mo...Read Morest conventional nurseries in the Midwest. It is a good quality plant. It can catch garbage blowing down the street with its stiff, arching branching. I have not seen it planted in the Mid-Atlantic that prefers the Bearberry Cotoneaster.

i PURCHASED 2 CRANBERRY COTTON EASTER PLANTS
3 YEARS AGO AND NOW FIND THEY WERE GRAFTED ON ALTHEA OR ROSE OF SHARON BUSHES.
...Read More THE ALTHEAS ARE ABOUT 6 FEET TAL NOW AND THE COTTON EASTERS ARE STRUGGLING BUT STILL GROWING.
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Cranberry cotoneaster is a dense, broad-upright, somewhat mounding deciduous shrub with stiffly arching branches. Typically grows to 3' t...Read Moreall with a spread to 6'. Small pinkish flowers in late spring give way to red (cranberry-like) berries (pomes) which mature in late summer and persist into winter. Rounded-ovate glossy green leaves (to 3/4" long) turn attractive shades of purple, red and bronze in autumn.