Cotoneaster is a versatile, deciduous shrub that is popular for its year-round visual interest and variable soil tolerance. It features spring blooms, greenery with attractive fall colors, and berries that last through the winter season. Cotoneaster is easy to grow, prefers well-drained soils and only requires light pruning to maintain shape and appearance. This shrub is good for use in hedging, bordering, in groups or as a specimen, and even as a groundcover with low-growing varieties.
Please contact the nursery for availability each season.
Creeping Cotoneaster Cotoneaster adpressus
Little Gem
Zone: 4 to 7
Average Size: 1' Tall, 3-6' Wide
Flower: Rarely produced; White tinged with pink
Foliage: Glossy, dark green
Fruit: Small, dark red berries in late summer to fall
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Average Size: 1' Tall, 3-6' Wide
Flower: Rarely produced; White tinged with pink
Foliage: Glossy, dark green
Fruit: Small, dark red berries in late summer to fall
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Tom Thumb
Zone: 4 to 7
Average Size: 1-2' Tall, Spread up to 5' Wide
Flower: Small, white to light pink blooms
Foliage: Glossy, dark green; red in fall
Fruit: Sometimes produces large, bright red berries
Bloom Time: Spring
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Average Size: 1-2' Tall, Spread up to 5' Wide
Flower: Small, white to light pink blooms
Foliage: Glossy, dark green; red in fall
Fruit: Sometimes produces large, bright red berries
Bloom Time: Spring
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Cranberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster apiculatus
Zone: 4 to 7
Average Size: 3' Tall, Spread 3-6' Wide
Flower: Small, five-petaled, light pink blooms
Foliage: Glossy, dark green
Fruit: Rounded, cranberry-like red berries in late summer through winter
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Average Size: 3' Tall, Spread 3-6' Wide
Flower: Small, five-petaled, light pink blooms
Foliage: Glossy, dark green
Fruit: Rounded, cranberry-like red berries in late summer through winter
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Bearberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster dammeri
Coral Beauty
Treeform Available
Zone: 5 to 7
Average Size: 1-1.5' Tall, Spread up to 6' Wide
Flower: Small, white, five-petaled blooms
Foliage: Lustrous, dark green
Fruit: Coral red berries through Fall
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Zone: 5 to 7
Average Size: 1-1.5' Tall, Spread up to 6' Wide
Flower: Small, white, five-petaled blooms
Foliage: Lustrous, dark green
Fruit: Coral red berries through Fall
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Rockspray Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Rockspray
Zone: 5 to 7
Average Size: 2-3' Tall, Spread 5-8' Wide
Flower: Small, five-petaled, pink blooms
Foliage: Lustrous dark green, reddish purple combinations in fall
Fruit: Bright red berries late summer through mid-fall
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Average Size: 2-3' Tall, Spread 5-8' Wide
Flower: Small, five-petaled, pink blooms
Foliage: Lustrous dark green, reddish purple combinations in fall
Fruit: Bright red berries late summer through mid-fall
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Perpusilla
Zone: 5 to 7
Average Size: 1' Tall, Spread 5-7' Wide
Flower: Clusters of small, five-petaled, white blooms
Foliage: Lustrous dark green, reddish purple combinations in fall
Fruit: Bright red through late summer and typically persist through winter
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Average Size: 1' Tall, Spread 5-7' Wide
Flower: Clusters of small, five-petaled, white blooms
Foliage: Lustrous dark green, reddish purple combinations in fall
Fruit: Bright red through late summer and typically persist through winter
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Willowleaf Cotoneaster Cotoneaster salicifolius
Willowleaf
Zone: 6 to 7
Average Size: 10-15' Tall, Spread 6-8' Wide or more
Flower: Clusters of small, five-petaled, white blooms
Foliage: Lustrous dark green, red to plum purple in fall and typically persist through winter
Fruit: Bright red late summer and typically persist through winter
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Average Size: 10-15' Tall, Spread 6-8' Wide or more
Flower: Clusters of small, five-petaled, white blooms
Foliage: Lustrous dark green, red to plum purple in fall and typically persist through winter
Fruit: Bright red late summer and typically persist through winter
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Scarlet Leader
Zone: 6 to 7
Average Size: 2-3' Tall, Spread 6-8' Wide
Flower: Clusters of small, five-petaled, white blooms
Foliage: Lustrous dark green, red violet in fall; semi-evergreen
Fruit: Heavy, scarlet berries late summer and typically persist through winter
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes
Average Size: 2-3' Tall, Spread 6-8' Wide
Flower: Clusters of small, five-petaled, white blooms
Foliage: Lustrous dark green, red violet in fall; semi-evergreen
Fruit: Heavy, scarlet berries late summer and typically persist through winter
Bloom Time: Late May to Early June
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: Yes