Horticulture 221
Identification Characteristics - Shrub List #3
J. E. Klett

ROSACEAE

Cotoneaster apiculatus - Cranberry Cotoneaster

Leaves - Alternate, simple, suborbicular to orbicular-ovate, apiculate, glabrous at maturity or only slightly ciliate, 3/5 inches long.  Margin-wavy.

Buds - Small, weakly imbricate, 2 outer scales parted and exposing the hairy interior, brown to pale gray in color, usually appressed.

Stem - Greenish red-brown with appressed pubescence, older stems gray-brown and ragged in appearance.

Growth Habit - Low spreading (3 feet) form with especially coarse outline in winter.

Fruit - Pome, bright red, cranberry-like, hence the common name Cranberry Cotoneaster.

HABIT	GROUNDCOVER
FRUIT	FALL COLOR	WINTER TEXTURE
LEAF	FLOWER