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

ROSACEAE

Cotoneaster acutifolius - Peking Cotoneaster

Leaves - Alternate, simple, gray-pubescent first and later more glabrous.

Flowers - Pinkish white (May-June).

Fruit - Blackish color pome which persists.

      
                HABIT                                                                   FALL COLOR                                                                     HEDGE
      
                        LEAF AND FLOWER                                                                                        FRUIT                                                                       FRUIT PERSISTING INTO WINTER