WorldFloraDB - Cotoneaster multiflorus

Characteristics

A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 4 m tall. The leaves are oval and 2-4 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flowers are white and the fruit are red. They are 7-8 mm across.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

2.25 - 4.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

0.2

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in mixed forests and beside streams between 1,200-3,500 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	fruits leaves
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	180 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	21
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-29
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-