Pyracantha coccinea
Scarlet firethorn · also Red firethorn, Firethorn, Pyracanth
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Pyracantha coccinea, also known as scarlet firethorn, is a medium-sized shrub native to Southern Europe and Western Asia. It features small white flowers, bright red berries, and thorny stems, making it suitable for hedges or screens. This species is drought and salt tolerant, and its berries provide food for birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 660.03%—3.1 in
- 370.01%35 yr7.5 in
- 220.00%—1.3 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—4.7 in
Traits
- Mature height
- 10–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Clay-tolerant
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 3.5 in, 90th percentile 7.5 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
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- Crimean Submediterranean forest complex
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
- European Atlantic mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
- Zagros Mountains forest steppe
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests
Other Pyracantha in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
