Plant Profile

Cotoneaster salicifolius (Willowleaf Cotoneaster)

Willowleaf cotoneaster is an evergreen shrub with a spreading, trailing habit. Its glossy green leaves turn purple in winter. In spring, white flowers grow, later developing into small, showy red pomes. It tolerates full sun to partial shade and a range of soil pH. Height varies among cultivars.

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Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Cotonéastre á feuilles de saule

Pronunciation: ko-TOH-nee-ASS-tur sal-iss-ih-FO-lee-us
Plant type: Shrub
Origin: Western China
Heat Zones: 3 to 8

Hardiness Zones: 6 to 8
Uses: Screen, Border Plant, Wildlife, Ground cover
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Spreading, Weeping

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Open

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m, 0.5 to 1 m, 1 to 1.5 m, 1.5 to 3 m

Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter, 1 to 1.5 meters, 1.5 to 3 meters, 3 to 5 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years
Notes
The cultivar Repens has a creeping habit.

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By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Shape: Linear

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Glossy, Fine

Leaf Scent: Pleasant

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green, Red, Purple
Flower

Flower Showiness: No

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Corymb

Flower Scent: Pleasant

Flower Color: White

Seasons: Summer
Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Type: Pome

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Fruit Color: Red

Seasons: Summer

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By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: Yes

Invasive Potential: Yes

Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

Diseases: Leaf Spots, Blights

Edible Parts: None

Pests: Mites, Scales, Aphids

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting