Cotoneaster franchetii seed

LATIN NAME: Cotoneaster franchetii

COMMON NAME: Franchet’s Cotoneaster

Franchet’s cotoneaster is a handsome, evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub of the warm hills, and its fine, oval, grey-green leaves and its dense clusters of the small, white or pinkish flowers, followed by the brilliant, orange-red, small round berries, have made it a valued shrub of the garden and the wild. It grows as a shrub, reaching up to three metres or more, with the upright, branching, arching stems bearing the alternate, oval, pointed, softly hairy, grey-green leaves and, through the summer, the dense clusters of the many small, white or pinkish, five-petalled flowers, followed by the dense clusters of the brilliant, orange-red, small round berries. It is a species of the flowering shrub in the rose family, and it is native to the warm hills of the south-western China, while it is grown as a fine garden shrub, and it is known as Franchet’s cotoneaster.

Franchet’s cotoneaster belongs to the rose family, Rosaceae, and it is a species of the evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub, native to the warm hills of the south-western China, while it is grown as a fine garden shrub, and it is known as Franchet’s cotoneaster. It is prized for its dense clusters of the brilliant, orange-red berries.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

Franchet’s cotoneaster has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the horticulture, since its dense clusters of the brilliant, orange-red berries and its fine, grey-green foliage have made it a valued shrub of the garden, and researchers have examined its growth, its fruiting and its cultivation, while its fine, berry-laden display has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a shrub of the garden. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm hills of the south-western China, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the wild have been examined, while the ecology of the warm-hill shrubs has been of continuing interest, and its dense clusters of the bright berries have been of interest to the birds and the gardeners. The species has also been studied in the food science and the ecology of the birds, since the brilliant, orange-red berries are a fine and important food of the winter birds, and researchers have examined the berries and their value, while the study of the winter food of the birds has been of continuing interest, and the berries are best left to the birds of the garden. For a shrub of such fine berry, Franchet’s cotoneaster has a rich and continuing record of study.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, Franchet’s cotoneaster is a generous shrub of the garden. Its dense clusters of the small, white or pinkish flowers feed the bees and the many insects, and its dense clusters of the brilliant, orange-red berries feed the winter birds, while its fine, leafy crown gives a fine cover and a shelter to the birds.

Its economic value is real. Franchet’s cotoneaster is prized for its dense clusters of the brilliant, orange-red berries, and its beauty has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a shrub of the garden, while its fine, berry-laden, evergreen growth has made it a valued shrub of the border and the bank. For a grower, Franchet’s cotoneaster is an easy and rewarding shrub, and for a gardener it brings a dense, orange-red, berry-laden shrub to the garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a period of cold, damp storage in the fridge, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them gently watered, and they’ll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a berry-laden, grey-green shrub.

Cotoneaster franchetii:
A superb elegant shrub with an arching habit
Semi-evergreen, the foliage is silvery-green and dense
Produces many clusters of white flowers in early Summer, followed by a mass of red berries in Autumn
The flowers attract many beneficial pollinating insects to the garden and the berries bring the birds, which is always a bonus
Un-pruned, will make a very attractive arching bush to 8ft