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31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Stronger growth than that of the similar Wall Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis) but reaching greater heights (1.5 - 4.5m). |
31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Similar herringbone pattern of side-twig growth, but more hapharard, with some branches too short, some too long, some many angled at various degrees slightly upwards or outwards. |
31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Irregular growth pattern not cornformant to a regular herringbone pattern (unlike Wall Cotoneaster which has a regular herringbone pattern). |
31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves about 31.5-2cm long. Berries along main rib-branch. |
31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Branches have white appressed hairs, which wears off older branches. |
31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves have a halo around edge due to hairs on the edge of the leaf. |
31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves oval, with dark shiny green on sunward surface, and distinct V-shaped fold along mid-rib. Appressed hairs on side-branches white. |
31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Stem turned over to display obverse of leaves not normally displayed sunwards. Pale green with appressed white hairs. |
31st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Berries (fruits) 6-8mm long and deep red. They are not spherical, having two stones within. Leaves can turn crimson red (above) or maroon (below). |
2nd Sept 2017, seaward side, garden wall, Blundelsands, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves just on the longer side of round, usually with a mucronate tip (tiny point) |
2nd Sept 2017, seaward side, garden wall, Blundelsands, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Young stems have short appressed hair directed downwards. |
2nd Sept 2017, seaward side, garden wall, Blundelsands, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Older and thicker stems have a whitish-pattern on their surface, which seems to to your Author to be a result of the stem getting thicker at a faster rate than they get longer, judging by the elongated gaps between the whitish banding. |
Easily confused with : many other Cotoneasters.
One of two sub-species of Wall Cotoneaster aka
Many similarities to : Wall Cotoneaster aka The berries of Cotoneasters are poisonous, causing gastroenteritis if consumed. Birds usually find Cotoneaster berries too hard, so hardly ever eat them. Much more likely to be found growing in someone's garden rather than in the wild, but it does indeed escape. |
Cotoneaster | hjelmqvistii | ⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ | Rosaceae |
Cotoneaster (Cotoneasters) |
Rose Family [Rosaceae] |