Cotoneaster Watereri Tree

Watere s cotoneaster other common names watere s cotoneaster family rosaceae genus cotoneaster can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with simple entire leaves and clusters of small.
Cotoneaster watereri tree. Cotoneaster watereri 2l pot beardsworths nurseries and garden centre cotoneaster watereri is a superb large shrub with clusters of pure white flowers followed by bright red berries in the autumn cotoneaster watereri is a superb large shrub with clusters of pure white flowers followed by bright red berries in the autumn. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia cotoneaster kəˈtoʊniːˈæstər is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family rosaceae native to the palaearctic region temperate asia europe north africa with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern china and the himalayas. To trim cotoneasters that are groundcover types you want to keep the brakes on. It is listed as both cotoneaster frigidus cornubia and cotoneaster x watereri cornubia.
This vigorous semi evergreen plant is normally grown as a large shrub but here at deepdale we also have cotoneaster cornubia available as a standard tree. General description of cotoneaster cornubia trees history uses of cotoneaster cornubia. Cotoneaster x watereri john waterer watere s cotoneaster john waterer will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 2m after 10 20 years. Watereri is a vigorous semi evergreen or evergreen shrub to 5m tall with slender.
With a mature height of 6 8m the branches are upright when young but are fast growing so soon become arching and graceful. In fact the shorter varieties of cotoneaster are creepers without upright branches. Cotoneaster is not one of those shrubs that requires pruning to develop vigorous strong branches. Cotoneaster trees are distantly related to apples and the fruits are edible though not wildly tasty.
This tree was bred in exbury gardens around 1930. It has white flowers in clusters up to 50 strong and masses of round red fruits. Don t get carried away with cotoneaster pruning here. Cotoneaster x watereri john waterer makes a large rounded dense shrub with leaves 10cm 4in long.