| Cotoneaster frigidus | |
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| Cotoneaster frigidus, leaves and fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Cotoneaster |
| Species: | C. frigidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotoneaster frigidus Wall. ex Lindl.
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Cotoneaster frigidus, the tree cotoneaster,12 is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae, native to the Himalayas.
Description
It is a deciduous tree or shrub growing to 10–17 metres (33–56 ft), with smooth, matt, alternate leaves 6–12 cm long and 4–5 cm broad.3 The creamy-white flowers are followed by masses of small, globose, red fruit (pomes) 5 mm diameter in autumn, persisting into winter or later if not eaten by birds.45
Cultivation and uses
It is widely grown in parks and gardens in temperate regions, and is commonly naturalised as a result of bird-disperded seed in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in Ireland.2 It is one of the parents of the very popular garden shrub Cotoneaster × watereri;2 this can be distinguished by its narrower, more lanceolate, slightly more glossy leaves with slightly grooved leaf veins, characters inherited from its other parent Cotoneaster salicifolius.3 The more compact cultivar 'Cornubia' (syn. C. × watereri 'Cornubia') has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It grows to 6 metres (20 ft).6
References
References
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- P.A. Stroh; T. A. Humphrey; R.J. Burkmar; O.L. Pescott; D.B. Roy; K.J. Walker, eds. (2020). "Tree Cotoneaster Cotoneaster frigidus Wall. ex Lindl". BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- Mitchell, A. F. (1974). A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-212035-6
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- "Cotoneaster frigidus - Wall. ex Lindl". PFAF. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- "Cotoneaster frigidus (Cornubia)". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
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