Willowleaf Cotoneaster

Willowleaf Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens'

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

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Location on or near campus: not known

Cotoneaster salicifolius var. repens: Willowleaf Cotoneaster

• leaves alternate, simple, semi-evergreen; ovate-lanceolate and 1.5-3.5" long and 1/3 to 1/2 as wide; dark green, glabrous and rough-textured above, very gray-pubescent underneath; evergreen leaves turn purplish in winter
• stems green to reddish brown; slender when young
• flowers small, white in leaf axils iin spring--not too showy
• fruit is a bright red pome, about 1/4" diameter
• grows 2-3’ tall and 6’+ diameter in a tangled-mat forming ground cover or mass planting
• prefers general cotoneaster culture
• medium to fast growth rate