What is Cotoneaster?
Cotoneaster is a genus of trees that belong to the Rosaceae family. Since 2010, there has been some dispute over the exact number of species that fall within this genus, but it is assumed that it has approximately 70 to 300. The species originally grew in Asian, North African and European regions of the world. Most species in this family are shrubs that grow from 1.6 to 16 feet (0.5 to 5 m), although some are small trees that grow up to 49 feet (15 m). The species in this genus is either evergreen or deciduous. Some of the flowers open wide, while others grow half -growing petals that naturally have not opened wider. The colors of these flowers range from white to red. They have small fruit that can be red orange or chestnut colors. These fruits generally have three seeds and in rare circumstances five. And their fruit berries attract birds, bees and butterflies. Most species grow well in direct sunlight and benefit in hot climate. Although these plants are hard and resistant to difficult conditions, JAKO is dry and lack of sunlight, they should be protected from severe cold and frost.
popular species in this genus, cotoneaster horizontalis is a small, deciduous flowering shrub. Ordinary names for this species are rock cotoneaster and Rockspray because of the fact that it is commonly grown in rock gardens as a plant of a rock race in gardens, parks and other public places. Some types of cotoneaster used in gardens are cultivars or natural hybrids with unknown parenting. Fruits similar to the berries of these plants are an important source of food for birds.
Willowloweaf Cotoneaster or Cotoneaster Salicifolius is a flowering evergreen shrub that can be very different in height. It can remain as a short shrub or growth high and Willowy, as is usually the case in the Asian regions. The leaves are dark green in the summer and are purple in winter and, STEye like other species in the genus, bears bright red berries like fruit.
Another common species, cotoneaster Dammeri is an aggressive evergreen shrub that grows only 8 inches (20 cm) tall, but spreads up to 6.5 feet (2 m) across. This species is therefore commonly set in rock beds and places where width is required, not height. It creates white flowers unlike its red fruit.