Spreading Cotoneaster

Description

Spreading, multi-stemmed shrub of rounded outline, outer branches are long and slender, and tend to droop, creating a fine appearance. Plants 5-6' tall, 6-8' wide. Dark glossy green leaves; unexcelled for summer leaf color; fall color outstanding, with leaves changing to fluorescent yellow-red-purple combinations, which persist for 4-6 weeks. Flowers rose, solitary or in threes, late May to June, not spectacular, somewhat masked by the foliage. Fruit red to dark red, early September through November, one of the handsomest of the Chinese cotoneaster, but not overwhelming from long distances.