Botanical Name: Cotoneaster acutifolius
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Common Name: Peking Cotoneaster  
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  • Culture

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Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Black

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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A deciduous cotoneaster with dull green leaves, small white flowers in mid to late May, and black berries in late summer persisting into autumn. The tiny leaves turn varying shades of red and orange in autumn. It grows 6 to 10 feet tall and nearly as wide.