Scientific name: Cotoneaster ‘Cornubia’
Synonym: Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Cornubia’ , Cotoneaster × watereri ‘Cornubia’ , Cotoneaster × watereri ‘Cornubia’
Family: ROSACEAE
Common names: “Cotoneaster”
Plant Type: Semi-evergreen shrub
Conditions:
Zone: 6-8
Light: Full sun best – part shade
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered
Soil: Average – poorer soils best
Moisture: Average well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: 20′ H & W
Leaf and Stem shape: Elliptic, dark green leaves
Flower: Cymes of white flowers, followed by large trusses of bright red berries
Pruning: Best pruned in the Spring, for less regrowth cut back in July
Maintenance: Can be staked to a certain height and left to grow as a standard or grown as a hedge, can be shaped and trained
Landscape use: Banks and slopes, rock garden, hedges, espalier, small tree
Propagate: By seed and cuttings
Pests & Disease: Can have problems if grown in too wet soil
Comments: Berries provide winter food for the birds
