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Cotoneaster lucidus, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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Cotoneaster lucidus

Cotoneaster lucidus · also Shiny cotoneaster, Hedge cotoneaster

SpreadingDeciduous
206
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
3.9 in
median trunk (10 cm, 203 measured)

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Cotoneaster lucidus, also known as shiny cotoneaster or hedge cotoneaster, is a deciduous shrub native to parts of northern Asia. It reaches 6 to 10 feet in height and spread, with long, spreading branches, and is adapted to tolerate colder weather.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Calgary · Canada
    205—3.9 in
  2. Boston · United States
    1——

No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.

Traits

Form
Spreading
Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
6–10 ft
Canopy spread
6–10 ft

Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 3.9 in, 90th percentile 3.9 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.

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests

Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands

  • South Siberian forest steppe

Montane Grasslands & Shrublands

  • Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows

Other Cotoneaster in the catalogue

9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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