Salwin's cotoneaster

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A neat, deciduous shrub to about 1.2m with arching branches densely clothed in small, glossy, almost circular leaves which turn red in autumn. Small, red flowers spread along the branches in early summer followed by red fruit in mid- to late autumn

Scientific classification

Species: Salwin's cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salwinensis)
Genus: Cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1-1.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Salwin's cotoneaster

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Salwin's cotoneaster

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Salwin's cotoneaster care guide

Infrequent deep watering, withstand short dry environmental spells
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Infrequent deep watering, withstand short dry environmental spells

Fertilizing

General shrub feed once per year at the start of spring growth

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.