cotoneaster
noun
co·to·ne·as·ter
kə-ˈtō-nē-ˌa-stər 
ˈkä-tᵊn-ˌē-
: any of a genus (Cotoneaster) of Old World flowering shrubs of the rose family
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Choose pyracantha for orange or cotoneasters for red.
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Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
The plant that seems to be recommended most is the cotoneaster, which only needs an area 4-5 feet wide.
—oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023
Now is also the time to trim back cotoneaster and caragana hedges and specimen plants.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2021
Gardens with low-lying landscaping, such as arborvitae, spreading yews, junipers, cranberry cotoneaster and raised beds have higher potential for vole activity.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2021
This looks like Parney cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus), a native of China used as an ornamental.
—oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2020
Delphinium defoliators, cotoneaster leaf rollers: Hand pick.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
Leafrollers are tying leaves of redbuds, sweetgums, vinca groundcover, pyracanthas, cotoneasters and other plants together.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 6 July 2018
This bacterial disease afflicts only apple, pear, and hawthorn trees, and pyracantha and cotoneaster shrubs.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2018
Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
The plant that seems to be recommended most is the cotoneaster, which only needs an area 4-5 feet wide.
—oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023
Now is also the time to trim back cotoneaster and caragana hedges and specimen plants.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2021
Gardens with low-lying landscaping, such as arborvitae, spreading yews, junipers, cranberry cotoneaster and raised beds have higher potential for vole activity.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2021
This looks like Parney cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus), a native of China used as an ornamental.
—oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2020
Delphinium defoliators, cotoneaster leaf rollers: Hand pick.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
Leafrollers are tying leaves of redbuds, sweetgums, vinca groundcover, pyracanthas, cotoneasters and other plants together.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 6 July 2018
This bacterial disease afflicts only apple, pear, and hawthorn trees, and pyracantha and cotoneaster shrubs.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2018
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“Cotoneaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotoneaster. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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