Cotoneaster franchetii
Franchet's cotoneaster · also Orange cotoneaster
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Cotoneaster franchetii is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub, characterized by its shiny green leaves with whitish-yellow undersides, pink and white flowers, and red fruit. It serves as a food source for fruit-eating birds, aiding in seed dispersal. This adaptable, drought-tolerant species is an excellent choice for hedging and thrives in various light conditions and well-drained soils.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 190.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%—5.6 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Mature height
- 8–13 ft
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.1 in, mean 2.4 in, 90th percentile 3.6 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests
Other Cotoneaster in the catalogue
9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
