Cotoneaster lucidus

Cotoneaster lucidus
Cotoneaster lucidus
foliage & blossoms, growing in Iceland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cotoneaster
Species: C. lucidus
Binomial name
Cotoneaster lucidus
Schltdl.
Synonyms

Cotoneaster acutifolius var. lucidus (Schltdl.) L.T.Lu[1]

Cotoneaster lucidus (called Hedge cotoneaster, or Shiny cotoneaster) is a deciduous, medium-sized shrub with long, spreading branches reaching heights (and breadths) of 6' to 10'. It is native to parts of northern Asia, and adapted to tolerate colder weather (to zone 4).[2] C. lucidus was described in 1856 by Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal.

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Identification

Leaves and branches

The leaves of C lucidus are dark green (changing yellow to red in autumn), simple, ovate, about 1" to 2.5" long and up to 1" wide, having pubescence on their undersides and growing in an alternate pattern along its stems. Branches are prune-tolerant.[2]

Flowers

Flowers are a pale-pink, small and clustered blooming in early June. Flower buds are imbricate, appressed with loose exposed outer scales.[2]

Fruit

C lucidus grows an attractive, blackish pome fruit, about half an inch in diameter which ripens between September and October.[2]

Bark

The bark is tan in color, with lenticels on slender stems which have a pattern resembling fishbone.[2]

Roots

Despite its sparse root system, C lucidus holds up well in persistent winds thus making it a good hedging plant. It grows particularly well in well-drained, loose soil, but soil pH can vary.[2]

Propagation

C lucidus can be propagated by cuttings or by seed, with stratification necessary in the case of the latter.[2]

Pests

C lucidus is prone to fireblight, leaf spot, scale insects and spider mites.[2]

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