Diels' cotoneaster

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Upright, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub about 2.5m tall, with slender arching branches. Dark green leaves have slightly impressed veins, grey or greenish felting beneath, colouring bright red in autumn, and clusters of summer flowers are pink-tinged white, followed by glossy scarlet berries

Diels' cotoneaster

Scientific classification

Species
Diels' cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dielsianus)
Genus
Cotoneaster
Family
Rosaceae
Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity
Shrubs
Plant type
2.5-4 metres
Height
2.5-4 metres
Spread
Deciduous · Semi evergreen
Foliage
Bushy
Habit
Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest
Full sun
Sunlight
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Distribution of Diels' cotoneaster

Distribution map

China (Sichuan, Hubei)

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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 Diels' cotoneaster

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Diels' cotoneaster care guide

Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred
Watering
Full sun
Sunlight
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Watering

Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub feed once in spring

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.

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe in autumn or propagate by softwood cuttings (greenwood cuttings) in early summer

Growing

Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to fireblight and honey fungus

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, woolly aphid, scale insects and cotoneaster webber caterpillar

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